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Regular readers of this blog may have probably noticed that my writing style tends to be a bit... well... schizophrenic. I can be very stoic in one post, haughty in another, melancholy in others. What I've noticed through all this is that my psyche and hence my writing style are easily affected by the material I've exposed myself to recently. Translated to English, that means that my writing style tends to drift towards that of whatever I've read most recently.
For instance, I've been reading a lot of fiction lately. As a result, my latest post has taken on a voice that is more befitting of a piece of fiction told from the first person perspective than that of a blog post written with my own voice. Admittedly, a post written in a ponderous style that is quite detached from reality really isn't the way to go for a blog post that's under my own name.
I write fiction because I find it aesthetically pleasing and because I find it artistically satisfying. I like the way the sentences sound and the way the people come to life in my head and on the page. I like to tell stories.
Blogging has a whole different aesthetic.
Cory Doctorow
Blogging has a whole different aesthetic.
Cory Doctorow
If I were a professional writer, controlling my voice would be an occupational prerogative. As an amateur nobody, I think I'll continue to embrace the whims of my mind, though surely this will continue to embarrass me from time to time. This won't be the last time where I think to myself, "What the heck did I just write??"
