Abdon
Balde Jr (born 12 September 1946) is a contemporary Bicolano writer in Bikol,
Filipino, and English. He was [honored] as one of the Outstanding Bikolano Artists for 2009 in Literary Arts category in Naga City, and
Southeast Asian Writers Awards for
the Philippines in Thailand last 2009. In 2012, he was named Poet Laureate of Albay.
Very
impressive!
This is what appears below the “Fun In Writing” image above,
my selections (in italics):
ABOUT WHAT’S NEEDED TO BECOME A WRITER.
If you could hold a pencil and write on paper you could
be a writer. If you could pound keys [on] a keyboard and write sentences you
could be a writer. The rest could be learned. Convert to words what is in your
mind. Never mind about grammar and spelling – what you’ve written could be
edited by others. What’s important is that you are able to write many, many
words on paper or on screen.
Do not start writing with the belief that writing is a
serious business. Writing is fun. It’s a wonderful preoccupation. It enables
you to extract beautiful words from inside your heart and mind. It empowers you
to create a world of your own. In writing you can become like the god of your
fairy tales!
I still believe that frequent practice is more important
than waiting for natural talent to surface. I do not believe that talent is
something anyone is born with. I also believe that more than just practice and
talent, something else should be there – an itch, an urge –something there inside
you that pushes you to crawl out of your cocoon and grow wings.
To
each his own.
After ABJ’s advice, I will now give mine based on my 49
years of actual experience in creative writing, since 1974, and having blogged
thousands of essays since 2000. Oh no, I did not finish a course near enough to
writing – I am a UP Los Baños graduate, 1965, major in Ag Edu.
In
high school, the Reader’s Digest
encouraged me to write.
Oh
yes, I am a self-taught writer, editor, photographer, publisher and blogger. I “graduated”
from typewriter-based writing to digital writing starting Innocents Day in
1985. Oh yes, I’m happy!
Here
are “Frank's 5 Happy Steps To Writing” –
1,
Write.
2, Read.
3, Rewrite.
4, Reread.
5, Rewrite.
Read
before and/or after you write your 1st draft. Read other writers
(whether you call them “writers” or not). Read books. Read other materials. Read
the Internet.
Remember: Assuming you know good English, your quality of
writing depends on how well you read & reread (others & yours), and how
well you rewrite your outputs. (This 517-word essay, I wrote & rewrote
several times from about 10 AM Friday to 7 AM Saturday.) There are no shortcuts
to good writing!@517
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