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Quote of the Day:
“When I’m not writing, I can’t make sense out of anything. I feel the need to make some sense and find some order, and writing fiction is the only way I’ve found that seems to begin to do that. Even if the story or the novel ends up saying there is no sense and there is no order, at least I’ve made that much of an attempt.”
– Alice McDermott
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One thing I’ve noticed about being a writer, it spoils reading for me. As I read, I’m critiquing the author’s style of writing. I believe this slows down my reading. However my reading makes me notice the turn of the phrase. The style the author uses.
I know when I began journaling on-line, I would write and when done, I would instantly upload to my site. Now, I do a spell check, then I read what I’ve written, check the spelling (even I know you can’t trust the spell check) and I get a second rewrite in before I upload. That is an improvement from the beginning of writing.
As I’ve written here it does make it hard to read because I am checking out style, words used and the tenses between sentences remain the same. That said I still like to read because I feel it improves my writing. But, you see, this is where Miss Perfection jumps in here! 
In the last two weeks I’ve done two watercolor paintings and I don’t like either one. I think this Sunday I shall find a painting to use as a guide. The Divine Ms. M has suggested it helps to copy others to learn technique. So, I may give that a try or I’ll get out my crayons and work with them. I like the fact I am being creative on Sundays and it carries through the week without pressure.
mz. em
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Currently Reading:
“Loving an Alcoholic” by Jack Mumey
“Desperation” by Stephen King
“Walking on Alligators” by Susan Shaughnessy
“New American Standard Bible” – The Book of Job
“Hope for Today” by Al-Anon
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What distracts me most are the “writers” who can’t spell, don’t know grammar, and evidently never learned that one writes to COMMUNICATE.
It can be good with a painting you don’t like to put it away for awhile and look at it later. You may see it with new eyes, see things you didn’t at first. Or you can also use it as a start for a “mixed-media” piece where you can color and/or collage on it, not to cover it all up, but to enhance or pull things f rom. Use it as a starting place!
Oh, I sooo hear you! I just let things rip on my diary. Bad spelling, mixed tenses, and every other grammar mistake known to mankind. It’s my chance to be a scofflaw!