Okay, it's not that bad. Sort of looks cool.
Anyway, I noticed today while I was at work that some data I wrote by hand looked all sorts of pretty. I was taking time to keep it easy to decipher. Of course, I don't do that all the time. I can't be bothered to take too much time. What can I say: I'm impatient.
Have you ever had the moment where you can't read your own handwriting? Well, I have that all the time. Maybe it's because I have a rebel personality. If I don't think something is beneficial to me then I won't do it.
Example: When I learned how to write in cursive, I thought it was super pointless. Therefore, I stopped working hard on it. I still can't write a "Z" in cursive. Sad, huh?
Well, this can't be done when writing a story... Unless if it's the rough draft stage. At that point, it's best just to get the story on the page (at least that's my opinion). It's way important to look at the details, make sure you are using the right words, the write punctuation, showing/not telling, etc... It's not something you can do halfway; you must have complete dedication to your story.
In the past, I don't think I've been as invested in my stories as I should have been. This may be why it has taken me so blasted long to get where I am... And I still have a long way to travel.
Well, what I'm getting at is, when you are writing, put your whole heart and soul into the product. Read through sentences over and over again until you feel it is perfect. Make sure all the emotion of the moment is flooding through the words. It takes time but is well-worth it.
So, how is your penmanship? What is your advice on putting you whole heart and soul into what you write?
Writing. Jewels.
I actually really like my handwriting, but I still can't do a cursive Z either. It's a hard letter and you barely use it! Putting your whole heart and soul into what you write is great advice. :)
ReplyDeletePhew. I'm glad I'm not the only person who can't write a Z in cursive. Thanks for stopping by again, Krista.
DeleteMy magnum opus (one book that will end up at 12 volumes, spanning the years 1941-2050) is still handwritten, and it's the one thing I still use my right hand for writing for after switching my writing hand last summer. It just comes faster and feels more familiar, after so many years of writing it with that hand. I love handwriting, and don't get why cursive is so unpopular or not even taught nowadays. It always seemed so adult to me, and I've used it religiously ever since I first learnt it in second grade. I think the only thing I've ever used printing for in the years since has been for my freeverse poetry.
ReplyDeleteAs one of those rare people who can write with both hands, I take special pride in how good my writing is. The writing produced from each hand looks a little different, but it's legible, neat, and artistic. I think my right-handed writing has more artistic flourishes, since that was the hand I used for most of my life till recently, but my left-handed writing has a more honest, authentic, personal look to it, since I was in the closet about the true extend of my left-handedness for so many years and now feel proud to be out about it and reclaimed my birthright.
Carrie-Ann, that is impressive and pretty cool that you can write with both hands. And that you've seen the difference between the penmanship. What a beautiful gift you have.
DeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting. :D
My handwriting has morphed through the years... I went through the cute-sy years where I bubbled everything, making it all curvy--but now it's... IDK, like everything else-done in a hurry, I suppose. I've always liked my handwriting though. I was one of those kids that always experimented with how to change it and such ;)
ReplyDeleteI have done the same thing over the years, only my handwriting has sucked throughout. haha I went through a phase where I wrote on in lower-case. Confusing. I remember one of my junior high teachers pointing it out. Funny. Every so often, I write all in caps now. Or I'll go back and forth. Sometimes I'll do a mish-mash of cursive, print, and caps Confusing, eh?
DeleteMy handwriting is atrocious. I cannot write z to save my life. But yeah. I write longhand on first drafts and I've gotten so used to my handwriting by now that I can usually decipher it. If I can't decipher it when I'm transcribing that draft to the computer, I write something new.
ReplyDeleteI bow in your glory for writing longhand on first drafts. I'd go all buggy. But I'm glad I'm not the only one with terrible handwritting. But maybe it's not as bad as I think. haha
DeleteI think we just get used to our handwriting and sometimes don't see how not-bad or how bad it truly is.
DeleteI can't write in cursive. I studied Russian in college and had to write in cursive in russian. Now when I try to do cursive I always put in russian letters instead of english. I totally agree about taking your time to get each word, sentence and emotion right in your book.
ReplyDeleteNo way! You and I are in the same boat! I took up a keyboard early on for that very reason. Strange how different our brains work, right? :)
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