Details Week!
wants to know some details about its writers:
What reason(s) do you write for?For me, writing is a portable creative outlet: I can think about a poem anytime, anywhere and I can go over my prose with just a little notebook.Channelling my ideas into paper helps me clear my head and makes me feel good.
Do you take your writing seriously?Yes, I do.
If so, when did you start taking writing seriously?I realized that I could use the extra income since I self-published my "Dangers of Poetry". I've been dedicating more time to my writing, both in English and in Portuguese. I've entered a couple of serious contests outside of deviantArt.
Where do you feel you stand as a writer?I mostly write poetry in-character, which means that I like to build each poem around a distinct point of view from a character that I create. I never worry about "finding my own voice" - I've noticed that such a thing happens naturally and, when it does, I eventually write about myself, but that is not what I try to do with my writing. I like to role-play, to walk that mile in another man's shoes and let that self-projection change what I write.
What do you feel you do well? (ie, characterisation, dialogue, imagery, etc.)I'm definitely not a specialist. Since I'm always trying different things with each poem, I need to be versatile. I'm not afraid of trying new (and sometimes stupid) things. Also, I don't do writer's block.
What do you feel you struggle with?The reason I say "I don't do writer's block" is because writing has always been a difficult process for me, I've never been un-blocked, I always need to work for it. Many times, I am amazed by how many times I need to go over a single line or phrase before it's done. In general, this means that I have a tendency to be very concise in what I write - every word counts for a lot - so, if a reader misses one little thing, my message is lost.
What do you most want to improve on?Because of my difficulty in writing long pieces of text, I feel that I need to improve on my prose (which should also help my poetry). I need to be able to weave intense action, meaningful description and believable dialog in one easy structure. Although I'm more optimistic after my last two attempts ("Pearl" and "Feedback"), it always feels too clunky to me.
Do you have any questions to ask your readers?What do you feel about this "in-character poetry" that I talked about? Do you think that you are being cheated out of a real poetic connection that you want to establish with the actual author?
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If anyone has any resources in regards to poetry reading, etc. please let me know.
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