Yes, writing can be a form of “release”. I remember being told once that writing is thinking. if you write, you exercise your brain. since I’m bad with numbers, I opted to write na lang, hehe.

Writing is therapy itself. As much as I love it, I also have a passion for reading pieces written in the non-traditional styles, which few are gifted with. The way writing was taught back then focused on grammar, sacrificing style in terms of tone and voice. Writing is an expression of language. Sometimes, logical, narrative or romantic.

Just as I love writing and reading excellent writing, I also obtain stimulation from numbers : the way they are put together to form relations and functions, the way they express a thought or a principle.

Few people can do both.

Hi Ma’am! I’ve been reading your entries lately. I’m honored to share with you the passion for written word.

God bless! =)

Hi,

I just read your article ”My ode to writing’ - I can definitely relate! ^_^ Makes me miss writing, havent had the chance to write for quite some time.. ^_^

I can totally relate to this post. Except that your love (the realization) for the written words came earlier. My day isn’t complete without scribbling anything. =)

I agree with what writing has done to me. Personally speaking, I find it easy for me to pour out my thoughts and feelings through words in pen and paper than saying them in verbal manner. It is easier for me to erase and delete negative emotions and feelings in a given period of time once I can put them into writing. Words that are unspoken sometimes can come to life most especially if the reader of the lines that you make will simply agree with what you are trying to put into a certain with the use of words alone. In writing, one must completely put the details in a manner that is well understood by someone who has the heart to read. It is not just simply adding a description, it is transferring the emotion from within you to the output of your write ups, it is putting life to the art of writing. I love writing, it gives me freedom to express the unexpressed and the unsurpassed.

Cheesy, but true.

I am totally in line with your writing. Just like you, it was my vehicle in expressing my feelings. Please go to my website http://www.sentimentsbook.com about my published book in the US. I poured all my sentiments and feelings in one book - my love of family and inspirational poems. I know you will like my book.

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hi.. i would love to write.. i envy you people who started writing at a young age.. yes, i know, it’s never too late, and i believe too, that the love for the written word is imprescriptible, they say..

i love to read.. however, sometimes i end up bottling up feelings of insecurity to the authors of the books i read.. i hope, one day, the muses would smile also at me.. just thinking out loud..

hi.. i would want to write… its something i’ve been meaning to do for ages now.. i have managed to start writing about life but somehow i can’t seem to finish it the way i would have wanted.. when i am at it, i feel like a very old flourescent bulb when turned on.. i cannot get past the sputtering promise of a lingering brightness, the darkness always wins, the mind goes blank just when the muses are ready to impart their elusive smile..

maybe, just maybe, am inspired by you guys, again…

Wish i can pick up writing like you. Try to post in some blogs but guess am a long way from.
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Nicely done. As a pro writer, film and tv commercials (right now writing spots for Mercedes-Benz) I 100% agree with your assessment of the passion for the words. If my fingers don’t fly early in the morning on the keyboard, my brain doesn’t work properly all day. Some need their cigarettes or their booze, I need my words. Best of luck with your words and your flow. Just remember, the more of this magical world you see, the bigger you live, the better your stories.

wow!! release the tension… new inspiration to write again. when I’m writing I am me. that’s it!! help to weigh things out and lighten the burden.
like your thoughts.
keep inspiring others through writing and sharing. that’s really great!

I had an unhappy childhood, my teenage years were tumultuous, my parents were ultra-conservative, i survived by showing off a brave face to my friends, classmates, girl friends and most of all, reading, and music.
The past continually haunts me and it gives me sadness, hatred and sometimes self pity. I have a penchant for writing, particularly, poetry. I never thought that i would be discarding my baggages of the past by writing poems, unconsciously, i wrote poems in order to release the demons that haunted me. I’ve come across a book of poems by ANNE SEXTON and i found out that what i was writing was a confessional type of poetry, simply called “confessional poetry” I’ve wrote many poems and i discovered that i was relieving my self of my “unpleasant past.” By putting into paper, re-reading it, it gives me pleasure that i have confronted those inner demons, wrestled with them, and i emerged VICTORIOUS. I’ve wrote those poems in my 30s, until am still writing. I am already past 50 (an aging rocker?) and i am happy. thanks for writing poetry.

Hi Max. This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. “Confessional poetry” — interesting term. Then I have been writing confessional poetry after all, too. Keep writing. For as long as there are whispers in your heart wanting to be shared, the pen is there to release them.