Writing

I am excited for 2017. A while back, I bought a book called "The Writer's Daily Companion". I'm not really a self-motivated writer, so I decided I would wait until the first of the new year to begin working on it. I have also wanted to do a podcast for a long time, but for various reasons I haven't put forth the effort. Here is the best of what I can do: I wrote from the book prompt, and then read what I wrote and put it on SoundCloud. Below the Soundcloud, I put the original text. No editing.

Writing. I have always liked writing. At least since the 5th grade with Mr. Fellner. He encouraged me with his feedback and I got a lot of satisfaction from it, telling a 250 word story each week. It was hard at the time, but looking back I enjoyed the challenge. I know I can re-tell events in an entertaining way. I can mimic people pretty well. I used to think I understood others as well, but I don't really know. As I get older I think that things aren't often as I see them. There is probably some field of study that exsamines this, but I don't know what it is. I am an academic hack. Unmet potential. That doesn't really make me sad, it just is that way. the authors mentioned at the beginning, I've never read. I'll be at the the mercy of those who have, and take their word for it that the authors said what they said they said. As far as giving a voice to the disenfranchiseed, I guess for years I have been willing to lend an ear. I spoke up a little bit, but not much over the years. I guess one thing I can try to understand is my own voice. I hear from those that don't feel heard, and I do have my opinions about what I hear, but I tend, or have tended, to shy away from helping them too much. I am there, and I encourage, but I'm not very effective. I'm not loud. I don't want to be. I don't want to be loud, I just want to be a part of. Most of the time. I guess the thing is, I don't know exactly what I want. Maybe. It's possible I guess that I do know what I want, but I'm just afraid to pursue it. So, do I just not want much, or am I just afraid? Is it a mixture of both? Either way, I hope if you are reading this, you have some sort of response to it. I would love to hear feedback from you. Thanks for reading.