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I remember my mother picking on me as a child because I was always wasting paper. She said that I killed the rainforest.
As a child, I wrote short stories about any and everything. They didn’t make sense, nor were they very good, but I wrote them and they were mine to love. Writing has always been something that appealed to me, and just like Orwell, I knew I was meant to write. I’m just not sure in what capacity.
At first, I wanted to be a music journalist, covering all the famous bands and musicians, and to have my name published in Rolling Stone Magazine…that would be the end all, be all. But since the decline of main stream music, I lost interest. I never had the want, nor the patience to write a book, so that was never a goal I set. Now, I’m all about columns. Ever since I got my first taste of being a columnist two years ago, it's all i want. For one reason only, the freedom. Whatever I think or say goes. There are no limitations, no rules, it’s a freeing experience.
Being a columnist gives me a sense of accomplishment. It allows me to bring out my creative side, while having the ability to speak my mind. Whenever an idea pops in my head, I grab whatever is around me and quickly jot it down, even if I’m sleeping. My worst nightmare is writer’s block. I know it happens to all of us, even the greats, but the feeling is crippling. And then of course, I’m constantly changing things. Nothing is ever done until it’s pried out of my hands. Writing for me is an obsession, really.
Be more specific in 'the famous bands and musicians' you want to write about, and the columns you enjoy writing about so much. Maybe this post isn't the time and place for those stories, but if its something so exciting for you, I'd love to hear more. Also, a solution for writer's block is writing, even if that amounts to writing the same word over and over.
ReplyDeleteYou could take this in a couple directions: the notion that writing is destructive and harmful to nature. Perhaps do some research on the paper industry, book and magazine publishing, etc. How many trees are actually harvested for writing? Or explore further your journey from music writer to columnist. Weldon is right—the power is in the particulars: be specific, give examples of the music you'd write about, what you see as the decline of mainstream music, and what topics you write about as a columnist.
ReplyDeleteIf writing columns is a passion I'd like to know as a reader what is a topic you have covered. I don't doubt it is freeing, but what was maybe the first or most recent topic you wrote about. I love the mother's rain forest comment. You should tell her their are projects to replant the rain forest at least in Colombia, a project called Las Gaviotas or something like that. It's nice that you've always enjoyed writing, but what are some specific pieces that have given you writers block or caused discomfort or to be nonproductive
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