How our style changes

Looking at some of my earlier stuff I am often surprised by how earnest I was. Lately I've become less serious, almost flippant. Second childhood maybe.

I think I've improved a lot for the break. I haven't written much at all over the last four years and now I have started again, the block lifted and the time back, and I think I've come on a lot!

I agree about the break, I'm hungry again to write.
I'm still too content to splurge a poem out.
There's a lot of tuning in to an impulso almost like a stream of conscious directed from a chosen source, such as an experience, an incident, a person etc.

i think things change a lot over the years ... i used to be very soppy and write a lot about love and sex ... being single for 2 yrs has changed all that ... i now write rants ... i see it as going into my grumpy old woman phase ...

you mean you don't do any?

My writing has achieved an almost perfect concision . . .

And the little I do requires editing, apparently.

I take photographs now.

It is great to see you back Mark!

I don't think my style has changed much, just the quality. I have just moved through 'awful' to 'not bad' to 'quite good in parts' as I read and learn more. Long way to go though!

jude

"Cacoethes scribendi"
http://www.judesworld.net

Admits to being in a single grumpy old woman ranter phase too...

jennifer - you don't even in get in the same league as fish for a good rant. Just wait until you two meet on Saturday. Stand back everyone...

Well obviously my quality has been consistently verging on the genius...

As for content, "voice" & all that kind of gubbins...

Those who know me will know that for a while back there I would write almost nothing but Tales of Larry & Mick... and now, as much as my thoughts occasionally return to said fellows, it has been some time (sadly?) since my muse has. I have, of late, blogged - and I think I have pretty much figured out everything I think about everything! If you haven't tried it (blogging, that is), I can highly recommend its cathartic potential.

At this present moment in time, I am due, any day/hour/minute now to become a parent. I feel that perhaps this may have a substantial effect on many aspects of my life, including my writing/creativity... I shall report back when I have more to say on this! ;)

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"the progenitor"
"the art of tea"
"that's an odd courgette"

That's the problem these days - I get it all out through poetry, so there's not too much vitriol left in the tank for the rest of the ranting situations!

Far too chilled out...

*marks tony's card*