anonymous
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(Still the same person from the writing ask. This is will be my last and then I'll leave you alone.)
No, not at all. And even if you are, I see no problem whatsoever.
I have been writing for eight full years now. How it started it's a little funny story but yes, not everyone has the inherent ability to write. In my case, it came as naturally as it could. I saw people creating, I wished to create as well. Then it stuck and I never let it go.
I am an autodidact, meaning I self-taught myself. Never did I watch or read tips or ever participate in circles meant for beginners, instead, I analyzed others' works and carefully picked out elements that interested me and those that didn't. And just like that, little by little, I molded my writing style – through trial and error. It's nothing special nor revolutionary but I am proud of it.
Which begs me the question: is there any specific literary element or device you like working with? In my case, it's symbolism and metaphors. It tends to become complex but it also gives you so much room to work with. I always have fun with those.
mmmmmm literary elements... i'm not huge on giving anything a name to be honest i just like to Do stuff. i put my hands in there and they move around and hey there's text cool something i have done pretty consistently is been Very Experimental about perspective. past/present/future tense, first/second/third person, who is talking, who is being spoken to, who the narrator is, the implications of having a narrator, that's all really interesting to me and i do a lot with that. i like to twist the story like an arm. i like to bend the narrator until it hurts people say i'm good at metaphors and uuhhh similesss i thinkkkk? like again i wasn't taught english Formally i don't know the vocabulary for this but sometimes i compare things in a way that people think they're not supposed to and i gotta do that more. i kinda forgot i can do that. oops now watch me make exactly one section in NULL gets a job (title drop ooo) really really flowery and prosey while the rest is normal. watch it happen. im gonna forget again. it's gonna happen
btw tutorials/guides for writing kinda suck im ngl ive seen a couple of them just out of curiosity and they all make me want to write less. like they're always talking about what you Shouldn't do and that's dumb, there's nothing you Shouldn't do it's all about How you do it. everything has its right place. everything is a tool . it kills the atmosphere... this is why i dont want to become a published author the editing process would kill me