The Criticism of Personal Writing

Picture a room with white patterned plastered walls and white linoleum floor with only a chair in the middle of the room, but not just any chair, one of those folded metal chairs that stiffens your back after sitting for long periods of time and seems to displace your tailbone.  Now imagine this author stumbling into the room to sit on the chair as she is piercing her lips together with her hands in her pocket.  She sits on the chair, shifts around a bit on the uncomfortable metal chair until she is finally situated.  She scuffs her feet on the floor looking down at her shoes, bashfully coming to the acknowledgement of admittance. 

I received some rather unnerving criticism on my last post and felt maybe a few things needed to be addressed.

First of all, if you do not like it, do not read it.  Yes, I put some personal experiences in my blog because we all have similar experiences and it is good to have someone to relate to.  It is true that misery loves company as long as it ends in strength, specifically the strength of grow and recovery.

Second, I love to write and writing helps analyze the crazy in my mind.  I notice, as I go through my Facebook feed, that there are others out there on my friends list who are going through hard times and dealing with them the best they know how whether reading, flying, or any other activity they find enjoyable.  The point is that by reading what I have written is the acknowledgement of 'I'm not alone.'

Third, I came across a quote from Stephen King.

'Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dated, getting laid, or making friends.  In the end it's about enriching the lives of those who will read  your work, an enriching your own life, as well.  It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over.  Getting happy, okay? Getting happy."

How many times do I have to tell you that writing makes me happy? For goodness sake, if a man like Stephen King can admit that writing made him happy why can people not accept it does the same for me.  We all have our dark times and we all can be a little too honest, but I have always found that honesty IS the best policy.  Do you want someone who lies to you?

Well guess what,  I am going to be honest and brutal.  I am going to show you that I am not just a 'dumb blogger,' but a person with feelings and reactions.  Who knew that in a technological world that the writing you see on the Internet is actually a person and not a robot?  What a concept.

Either way,  I do appreciate those who read this blog because it is not a journal or diary (because if you only knew what was in those, this would look mild) and I plan to continue because who knows what turns up out of experience and writing about it. :D