How many times have you ever heard that to be a good writer you need to first be a good [avid] reader? I've lost count myself; I think it was this cliche which I gritted my teeth or rolled my eyes at the most. My annoyance or anyone else's, however, does not negate the truth behind this advice. It's a cliche for a reason. The greatest problem I had overcoming my agitation any time someone mentioned this to me was first admitting to myself I did not read anymore. Shocking, I know, but a ...
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New Beginnings
I know I'm guilty of starting these off by saying how difficult life has been, distracting me from my musings and thus writing. However, when I say difficult this time around, it is no mere wolf-cry. Life has been uncharacteristically extraneous. If it were myself alone feeling this constriction, then I would not categorise it as such. It's the plethora of others whom are struggling, too, which support my claims that life has just been down right stressful beyond any explanation other ...
Writing Jewish: Modern Day Fantasy Literature
Friendship...is born at the moment when one man says to another, 'What! You too? I thought that no one but myself...' C.S. Lewis You know that moment when after thinking for so long you were alone in your pursuits, dreams, and ideals you must be crazy, only to realise you're not the only one; that there are others like you who desire to see the same ideals actualised into reality? That happened to me this past weekend. Two months ago, I sat in on a class about modern Jewish Literature, ...
What if the Problem is Me?
Obviously, I'm not doing a good job with writing right now. At all. Sure, I admitted I would be taking somewhat of a hiatus, but only as an afterthought. I've also mentioned before how I've been overwhelmingly busy, and part of it was the month of High Holy Days, with no little amount of stress involved. However, what's the first thing which stopped in this situation, which usually is the first thing to stop in similar situations? Writing. I hate this, that this is what I do. Does ...
Blog Hiatus
It's appalling how much time has passed since I last wrote... In my defence –– as I too often iterate at the beginning of these posts due to my guilt and the seeming accountability blogging creates –– it was the Jewish High Holy Days last month, so I was a tad bit busy. Tonight being the first free evening I had in too long, I felt the need, the longing, the itch to write. Something. Anything. Over the holidays, I tried my best to relax, breathe, have little to no commitments, and ...
