Conifer

by Johnny Hanuse

While abusing the readiness of information from the internet, I was doing mundane amounts of research on all of these prominent writers, who were popular in the past. I thought to myself, why should I spend so much time obsessing about these people who aren't even alive anymore? They wrote because it's just what they did naturally. When I spent so much time wondering about them and how they did things, it slowed me down in what I was doing in the first place. I know in the future plans of going to school and studying these folk will happen but since right now its autodidact learning, the gain isn't quite clear. Most likely all of these classic writers had majorly unique personalities, which wouldn't surprise me if it was horded to themselves in their writing space. Sometimes it helps just to stop thinking, and just write with the knowledge that you have. Writing today is so much different than it was; things nowadays require a different approach, so why not branch off from your own tree.

This is a realization that I got caught up and forgot the difference between influence and trying to be something that you're not. We all strive for something, but keeping in mind that you are your own flavour, and individuality is a blessing. Maintaining a balance between the joys of writing for what they are and pushing forward to improve by study could be the key for being able to produce more words all the time. Also not to judge yourself too much because there are so many other people that will do that for you. Humans are creatures of emotion and habits, utilizing these traits and putting them into words can create wonders. Look around, look what we have accomplished already. The countless writers out there all have their own approach to things, whether you're a business writer for newspaper or a sci-fi writer exploring into the complete unknown for over a thousand pages. They are contributing to our lives. So maybe the next time you sit down decide you want to write something to not worry about how "good" it is because everybody comes from a different place of appreciation. These classic writers achived their names by writing what came natural to them but perhaps for you and me we wouldn't have a clue how to even approach it. One thing that surprises me everytime I think about it, and how it makes more sense everytime it comes up, is our life is completely lived from our minds.

I always make the joke to myself that I will become one of those people that write the cooking instructions for a no-name brand food company, just so I can make a steady dollar. This is a joke because I enjoy writing but I don't think I would ever let it get to this point. I don't have plans to write for millions of dollars but maybe one day I'll make a bit of money to live off but it won't be a job, just a hobby that helps me in a few different ways. Our contribution of arts will always be taken in different ways so don't sweat it; branch off from your own tree.