My writing coach wondered aloud as to how I could write every day on this blog and still be such a poor writer. My response (/defence? :)) then was that this blog isn’t really about writing. It’s more about presenting a different perspective on life events we all go through.
“Ah” he said “So you’re more Madonna than Gwen Stefani. The entertainer versus the vocalist.”
He nailed it.
I think what he also got to was the difference between practice and deliberate practice. Going out to the golf course and shooting a 100 balls doesn’t make you a better golf player. Getting a coach to help you with your strokes does. My tennis coach used to say “Don’t practice. Learn. Learn. Learn. Because practice makes bad habit.”
That’s analogous to my abilities as a writer. I have been writing every day and probably getting slightly better at conveying a point (I assume that is the least you can expect after 2,638 posts). But, I’m nowhere near as good as I would have been had I worked with a coach.
So, it’s back to the basics then. I’ve been gifted a great book on the theory behind writing and a monthly writing regimen.
It’s time to finally learn how to write..
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