Sometimes I wonder about my writing style when it comes to blogging. I know I've talked about this before and apparently I'm talking about it again.
I follow a blog where the author is simply just wonderful with their posts. They have a way with words that I don't seem to have. I mean, I have a way with words. I do. I've been told this by several of my professors and teachers. I've gotten recognition for some of my writing in fact. Back in 4th grade, I won a Fire Prevention essay contest. That same essay won an award in my elementary school's Writing Fair. I once submitted some haiku poetry to a website calling for entries. They were shocked at how young I was and how good my poetry was that they created a whole new section just for young adults.. In 8th grade, I received an award recognizing my talent as a writer by my English teacher.I once had a professor who asked if they could use one of my assignments as an example for future classes. I also was asked to contribute a poem to a museum exhibit on the X-Prize. That poem is featured in a book in the museum along with other poems from adults (I was the youngest). It's still there to this day. I've had several professors tell me that my writing is wonderful.
In other words, I have a way with words. I can't deny that. Yet, I can't help but feel that sometimes I'm not as good as I think.
But there it is again. I don't give myself credit for my own talents. I'm always thinking that there is someone better than me. I don't know if I'm just being modest or what.
This person just seems to formulate words much better than I do. At least when it comes to blog posts. They just have a way of telling a story with their posts. They phrase their posts in a way that while they tell you about what's going on, they make you think and it's almost as though you are reading a story.
Am I jealous of this ability? I admit that I am. I don't seem to have that way with my blog posts. Most of the time my posts are way too long and I worry that they are too long for people to even read them. I say this over and over, this blog is mostly for me.
Yet, I still wish I had more readers. I really wonder about my blog and if anyone reads it. I would like to hear more feedback on it. I would like to know if what I say has any interest to those that read.
Does anyone care what I write about besides me? It doesn't seem like it. I seem to be my blog's only reader.
I think I have a way with words, but do I really?
Can anyone hear me? Are you listening?
I care. I read through 2011 year and I must say I feel ya. I have had almost every issue you've had. I got typed as an INFJ as well, but I'm starting to think that isn't it. I have been told I am a fantastic writer, but I can't get over the flaws I pick out in my own writing. That, and I no longer have the creativity to write anything original and that just utterly frustrates me. I feel like I have nothing left to contribute.
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