I don't think I deserve it. · 5:55am Aug 25th, 2016
Truth be told to its most sincere extent, I don't think I'm a good writer or that I'm as creative as I thought I was.
Every writer is unique, sure, but me? I don't think so.
It's not really for me as a person to judge if I'm a good or decent writer and whether I own that title or not, it's my viewers/audience.
I've had quite few people, some being on this site, saying how much they loved my writing techniques and styles and that I have talent when it comes to story writing. I've even had someone post a comment a long time ago saying that judging from my grammar and punctuation, they thought I was in the twenties age group, and I was only fifteen at the time. To me, that said something and meant something.
I must be doing something right, but I don't exactly think I'm that good. Maybe I'm being modest, or just plain stupid. Like I said, it's for the readers and my audience to decide.
I'm not saying I'm going to go down that dreadful path of quitting writing for good or anything like that, because face it, it's my passion and hobby. I love it. Writing stories isn't even the only thing I've ever done.
Songs and scripts and articles are things I've tried my hand at, as well. I was rather good at it. Teachers at my college seemed to be impressed by my writing and work, too.
This one time, I presented a piece to my English teacher back in secondary school a short first-draft version of a fraction of a story, now named Past Regrets, that I wrote during a lunch hour, and I kid you not, she was crying. The piece was called ''Grave'' and was a very detailed, poetic piece of creative writing that I was originally planning for use in the story, but ended up cutting it out and replacing it with something different and much more expressive.
I won't ever publish that book, as I'm very protective of the idea and content, and I may, one day, refine it and turn it into an ironed-out piece of work that won't be much of an eyesore.
I don't want to be the one sounding dramatic or melancholy here, but I feel that this was something that should have been said. I know quite a few members like my work, and don't want this to be somewhat off-putting to them or as a sign that I'm actually a fraud.
Thanks for your time.
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-Ribe (Dan)
Seems to me mate that you have found you're hearts love. So I would pursue it if I were you.
Cheers mate!