tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096417838958796299.post565665616803529739..comments2011-05-09T22:21:35.232-07:00Comments on Tea and Sympathy: Post #2: Nature vs. NutureStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12115488802598567826noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096417838958796299.post-41834121738064838302010-05-18T17:29:36.697-07:002010-05-18T17:29:36.697-07:00Welcome to the world of Blog! I share your doubts...Welcome to the world of Blog! I share your doubts about why I am blogging. I spent several years writing memoirs, and when I reached chapter 50 decided I'd had enough. Not so much I decided; it was my muse--that which drives a writer to write--who no longer was amused. (There's a pun there, I think.) Still, I wanted to write. So why not cast my pearls of wisdom to the clouds and see what falls to the earth? But whatever the forum, I do believe everyone should write. I certainly have found it meaning-making, especially after I gave up doing freelance for wretched pay. In fact, I found the process of finding my writers voice an enlightening experience. So go to it, dear Stacy. <br /><br />I like to encourage people with Wm. Zinsser ("On Writing Well"): <br /><br /> "Sell yourself, and your subject will exert its own appeal.<br /> Believe in your own identity and your own opinions. <br /> Proceed with confidence, generating it, if necessary, by<br /> pure willpower."Tom Robischonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609205007071352026noreply@blogger.com