A writer doesn’t write well
about the worlds he has never known
or the people
distant, from the fringes of his imagination.
He writes best, about what he has felt
about the worlds, within worlds
and the games, within a game
and the words that he knows, and none other.
So many of us feel inadequate, to write our own story, with the words we would use
or to judge our experience
as worthy
to be talked about.
A writer must trust what comes to his mind
and not look for something else.
Family and friends
discover that I’m writing, and when they read my stories
they say, “Why are you writing that? Why don’t you write like…”
fill in the blank
the truth is, I don’t know why I write the things I do
I have heroes
a drunkard and a womanizer is king
a lover of nature, and a philosopher who went mad
the city and country have different smells and sounds
I don’t prefer one to the other
although, solitude is sacred
A writer should focus on the simple truths that he knows
and not worry about his own ignorance.
Someone with more education will tackle the big questions
while the writer deals with the small ones
that scientists, psychologists, and philosophers
neglect
like the little fishes, that stay small,
caught, and thrown back.
So, I write about the small fishes
that I know
and the small places
that I go
It’s my mud puddle, and I don’t care about the deep ocean waters
that I can’t possibly fathom.
Intellectual Shaman 
man, what an odd remark from a non=writer to a writer: why don’t you write like this or that.
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As we get older, it is easier to believe our opinions are worth more than they actually are. Take an opinion, and turn that into action, and it just became more valuable–that is, if it has value for someone else. Otherwise, it just belongs to you, and that okay, too.
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But,in the end, what do any of us know? What is in our own minds, if we’re lucky, I suppose.
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What’s best to know, is the knowledge that allows us to be at peace with ourselves, and at peace with others.
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There are all kind of writers. Some write about things beyond imagination, while some write from heart. And some do both.
But its true, you can’t force these things. Non-writers do not get it. And you shouldn’t let that get you.
Good luck.
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Yes, there are all kinds of writers… few speak to me, and I don’t understand why few speak to me… it could be, that there are all kinds of people, or it could be, there are many who are writing, just for the sake of writing. If there are worlds to know, I ask the writer to introduce them to me like a best friend.
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A profound, compelling piece. More power to your quill.
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Thanks Roshni Ramanan! I hope that you come back again and read some good stories!
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I don’t write well at all, I’m learning. 😌
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Hopefully, we are all learning to write better, Poe Eternal! My favorite writer is charles bukowski, and he dedicated his last novel to bad writing. I think there is pleasure in just doing it. The more honest you can be, the better. There are too many writers who are dishonest.
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