Like Chapters
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Like Chapters
Frequently, people would come to me and tell me one thing about my blog: You are a good writer, but your entries are very long. All of them seem to think that my entries exceed the length suitable for their everyday reading pleasure, that it is simply not in the length they are comfortable with at the end of a long and dreadful working day.
Lots of changes have been made to my blog ever since it first started in the early days of 2006. Changes like the font size, the template, the color of the background and stuff. Those were compromised and eventually improved to please the readers a little more. But the length is not something I am going to give in anytime soon, because I love the way I blog, and I like the way they look like big chunks of words when you scroll from the top to the bottom. I'm not a person of a few words I guess, and since blogger doesn't have a word limit to anything, this seems like the perfect medium for me to say whatever I want, not caring a thing about the length.
I like to see every entry as a chapter of sorts, like chapters of my life perhaps. Inspirations are hard to find, and I am sure to writers out there, a writer's block is perhaps the greatest nightmare we can face. Just when you are halfway through a supposedly great story with a brilliant and explosive beginning and a tragic but heroic ending, you find problems filling the emptiness in between because you aren't inspired enough to write anything.
Inspirations are hard to come by, and I often compare it to arguments between a couple. Inspirations are like arguments, don't even go to sleep on it. Because by the time you wake up, more often than not, the idea is probably not going to be as hot as before you went to sleep, and that's half of the inspiration gone. Same as an argument with your partner, because you should always try to work something out, no matter how angry or pissed off you might be. A 'sorry' isn't all that hard people, give it a try.
Anyway, like I said, inspirations are hard to come by, and they don't come by often. However, I see my life as the greatest source of inspiration, and they will keep coming as long as I keep on breathing, keep on living. So every entry to me is like a chapter of this giant novel that goes on ceaselessly and to infinity. It's probably not going to end as long as I keep living, and keep feeling. I like the way my entries look like the chapters of a book, and if that drives readers away, there isn't a lot that I can do because, this is me. Take it, or leave it.
'Never write for anybody else but yourself,' Samantha said. 'Don't restrict yourself to others.' And I think that is true, though I'm not really sure about the 'good writer' part. But anyway, it is inevitable that subconsciously, I deviate from my original intentions and start to write for the sake of the readers than for myself. But hey, I think I am still pretty true to myself in terms of that. Just look at the length of THIS entry, it obviously isn't meant for any internet readers out there. The length itself is not exactly very friendly, now is it? If you want a really reader-friendly blog, go read Samantha's(or Sloshblob)blog.
My blog is the story of my life, and I don't think anybody can sum up their lives in chapters of short paragraphs. And no, I don't write long paragraphs because I don't want people to read it like you do. I write long paragraphs because I want to, and I write long entries because I like to. Anybody who dislikes my habit to type a hell lot can kiss my writer's ass. But then again, you guys are probably not going to read as far as this line anyway, because this is yet another long entry. But who cares, most of the readers probably aren't reading in the first place.
By the way, happy birthday Dad.
Frequently, people would come to me and tell me one thing about my blog: You are a good writer, but your entries are very long. All of them seem to think that my entries exceed the length suitable for their everyday reading pleasure, that it is simply not in the length they are comfortable with at the end of a long and dreadful working day.
Lots of changes have been made to my blog ever since it first started in the early days of 2006. Changes like the font size, the template, the color of the background and stuff. Those were compromised and eventually improved to please the readers a little more. But the length is not something I am going to give in anytime soon, because I love the way I blog, and I like the way they look like big chunks of words when you scroll from the top to the bottom. I'm not a person of a few words I guess, and since blogger doesn't have a word limit to anything, this seems like the perfect medium for me to say whatever I want, not caring a thing about the length.
I like to see every entry as a chapter of sorts, like chapters of my life perhaps. Inspirations are hard to find, and I am sure to writers out there, a writer's block is perhaps the greatest nightmare we can face. Just when you are halfway through a supposedly great story with a brilliant and explosive beginning and a tragic but heroic ending, you find problems filling the emptiness in between because you aren't inspired enough to write anything.
Inspirations are hard to come by, and I often compare it to arguments between a couple. Inspirations are like arguments, don't even go to sleep on it. Because by the time you wake up, more often than not, the idea is probably not going to be as hot as before you went to sleep, and that's half of the inspiration gone. Same as an argument with your partner, because you should always try to work something out, no matter how angry or pissed off you might be. A 'sorry' isn't all that hard people, give it a try.
Anyway, like I said, inspirations are hard to come by, and they don't come by often. However, I see my life as the greatest source of inspiration, and they will keep coming as long as I keep on breathing, keep on living. So every entry to me is like a chapter of this giant novel that goes on ceaselessly and to infinity. It's probably not going to end as long as I keep living, and keep feeling. I like the way my entries look like the chapters of a book, and if that drives readers away, there isn't a lot that I can do because, this is me. Take it, or leave it.
'Never write for anybody else but yourself,' Samantha said. 'Don't restrict yourself to others.' And I think that is true, though I'm not really sure about the 'good writer' part. But anyway, it is inevitable that subconsciously, I deviate from my original intentions and start to write for the sake of the readers than for myself. But hey, I think I am still pretty true to myself in terms of that. Just look at the length of THIS entry, it obviously isn't meant for any internet readers out there. The length itself is not exactly very friendly, now is it? If you want a really reader-friendly blog, go read Samantha's(or Sloshblob)blog.
My blog is the story of my life, and I don't think anybody can sum up their lives in chapters of short paragraphs. And no, I don't write long paragraphs because I don't want people to read it like you do. I write long paragraphs because I want to, and I write long entries because I like to. Anybody who dislikes my habit to type a hell lot can kiss my writer's ass. But then again, you guys are probably not going to read as far as this line anyway, because this is yet another long entry. But who cares, most of the readers probably aren't reading in the first place.
By the way, happy birthday Dad.
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