Comments on: Out of Practice http://shanelife.com/2007/10/21/out-of-practice/ Shane Adams' personal blog about life, movies, TV, music, spirituality, pop culture, poker, and tasty burritos Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brett http://shanelife.com/2007/10/21/out-of-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-7229 Brett Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:28:01 +0000 http://topfivedesign.com/shane/2007/10/21/out-of-practice/#comment-7229 I think you should write a book. Seriously. About what? I don't know but I would read it and i'm sure others would to. Don't think about a topic too long, just write. I suggest something light that people can laugh about...there's a market out there for that(i'll give you a buck if you can make me laugh). I think you should write a book. Seriously. About what? I don’t know but I would read it and i’m sure others would to. Don’t think about a topic too long, just write. I suggest something light that people can laugh about…there’s a market out there for that(i’ll give you a buck if you can make me laugh).

]]> By: Sidna http://shanelife.com/2007/10/21/out-of-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-7200 Sidna Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:27:17 +0000 http://topfivedesign.com/shane/2007/10/21/out-of-practice/#comment-7200 I think your writing is very expressive and creative. You definitely have an opinion, which is a quality I have always appreciated in anyone. Keep exploring your writing AND graphics techniques. Over time, each will provide you more confidence and a proficiency you'll be more pleased with. I think your writing is very expressive and creative. You definitely have an opinion, which is a quality I have always appreciated in anyone. Keep exploring your writing AND graphics techniques. Over time, each will provide you more confidence and a proficiency you’ll be more pleased with.

]]> By: Kevin http://shanelife.com/2007/10/21/out-of-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-7128 Kevin Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:43:32 +0000 http://topfivedesign.com/shane/2007/10/21/out-of-practice/#comment-7128 When I was in high school, I focused a lot of my energy writing silly fiction and zines and other stuff. (All with a pen and notebook.) When I went to college, my attention focused to computers, and then to design. These days, my attention is drifting away from the visual arts and back to writing. When I first started really writing again about five years ago, I sucked. Just awesomely incoherent garbage that thank goodness never saw the light of day. But I just kept writing, and over time, I found a voice after hundreds of pages of practice. I guess I can relate. Blog writing is kind of a double-edged sword; it feels good to complete a small piece of content that gets read, but does not offer the opportunity to really stretch and expand upon a thought. (If you think about it, I could have condensed my book into a single blog post of bullets, but where would be the opportunity to deeply research and explore an idea?) Not sure if I have advice. Keep practicing, for sure. But if you really want to find a voice, try writing something that lets the voice explore its space. When I was in high school, I focused a lot of my energy writing silly fiction and zines and other stuff. (All with a pen and notebook.) When I went to college, my attention focused to computers, and then to design. These days, my attention is drifting away from the visual arts and back to writing.

When I first started really writing again about five years ago, I sucked. Just awesomely incoherent garbage that thank goodness never saw the light of day. But I just kept writing, and over time, I found a voice after hundreds of pages of practice.

I guess I can relate. Blog writing is kind of a double-edged sword; it feels good to complete a small piece of content that gets read, but does not offer the opportunity to really stretch and expand upon a thought. (If you think about it, I could have condensed my book into a single blog post of bullets, but where would be the opportunity to deeply research and explore an idea?)

Not sure if I have advice. Keep practicing, for sure. But if you really want to find a voice, try writing something that lets the voice explore its space.

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