Someone based my writing skills from my blog post, saying that it’ll take an act from God for me to get published. What I don’t understand is how she could compare something that was meant as my life and my views on what has happened to something that is not from my point of view. Journalism and fiction are two completely different things. It doesn’t matter how you see it, you can’t judge one based on experience in another. That is where ignorance comes in.
It’s like saying that someone won’t be a good drummer because they can’t sing. Both are in the same type of work, yet you don’t have to be able to do one to do another. Does that make sense at all?
I have put a lot of thought into my posts on here. I think about what I’m trying to say, and I really do enjoy writing in here. It keeps my mind clear while getting my opinion out there. This isn’t a creative means for me to work on my writing. It’s a hobby of mine that I’m using to grow a following. There are maybe four people who follow this blog right here, and I have 107 people who follow my twitter. Does that matter to me? Yes. Numbers matter to me, because I enjoy seeing them grow. It means that I’m getting somewhere.
That’s not the point of things though. My point is that you can’t compare apples to oranges, a term that’s been used time and time again. You don’t compare things that are similar, but not alike to one another. Compare dogs to dogs and cats to cats, but how can you compare which makes the better pet based on what they can do?
If you were to simply base what I can do as a writer based on just what I do as a blogger, you’ll never see my full potential. Why? Because both are two styles of writing to me. They’re very different, and I’ll use someone else as an example.
John Green is one of the best writers of our time. He also has a vlog on youtube with his younger brother. In his books, his characters act and talk much differently than John does. John doesn’t even cuss in real life unless he’s reading aloud, although his characters have creative languages at times to put it lightly.
That’s why writing fiction is very hard. Journalists write things from their perspective. They have a clear idea as to what they want to say on things. Fiction writers don’t have that. They have to create people that don’t exist and give them distinct personalities that are worth reading about.
Can a journalist write fiction? Of course they can. Can I be a journalist? Of course not. I’m not going to be writing newsworthy topics. I’m just writing things as I see them. I do write everyday. It’s not in here. It’s not on my book. It’s everywhere I can. I love to write, so if someone says that it’ll be an act of God for me to get published, just makes me laugh, especially if they know nothing about my writing.
Now, one final note on here. If anyone is interested, I am looking for a few beta-readers who enjoy reading Young Adult Fantasy. Any takers?
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