There is a sharp decrease in the amount of time i'm spending with humans and hence the number of posts (No humans - no awkward situations - no funny voices in my head - no topic to write)
A junior from college is telling me why I should take a dig at writing a book. Well.. there are couple of reasons.
1. Judgmental audience - The way I judge every article, mail and book while reading, I wouldn't be too happy imagining that girl from my school, who acted as a know-it-all and started dating my imaginary boyfriend roll her eyes and snort. Definitely No!
2. Topics that relate to the mass - Now, me being a 'regular' employee with a not-so-regular (or so do my parents and million others say) employer with a limited private life and a baby as the only entertainment apart from books cannot connect to the 'mass' unless they are crazy, lonely and close to ending up in rehab (I'm very good with people who are lost, thorough bibliophiles and kids - choose one or many from the above categories and we are sure to hit it off)
3. Being witty at all times - Well... I've been told that i'm humorous or witty when i'm in uncomfortable situations. Which deduced further means I can write books while i'm in front of my husband's family (specially if it requires making conversations on cooking and vegetable prices), while i'm in the loo or when asked to talk about the amazing work that I do (like that's true). Sounds like a plan!
4. Having a unique experience - My experiences on a daily basis are limited to travelling to office in 3 modes of transport, having innumerable coffee breaks and finally returning home half dead. This is true (and depressing) to me and million other corporate employees. So what I should do at a bare minimum is maybe try stepping out of the house in wee hours of the morning without my phone (already lost interest in this suggestion)
5. The impossible idea of having an editor - I mean I have self esteem and per my husband, a ton of ego. Giving my piece to someone to rip apart, telling me how my grammar sucks or how my vocabulary should be improved is not a meeting I am looking forward to ;) (I am tolerant only to MS word highlighting my mistakes subtly and letting me correct them without anyone noticing)
I would go on and on but I have few books to read and few authors to judge. The message from my junior was left at 'read' and that's a true crime currently. So I just responded - "I lack the discipline required for literary projects". That sums it all up (and makes me sound smart). Doesn't it?
A junior from college is telling me why I should take a dig at writing a book. Well.. there are couple of reasons.
1. Judgmental audience - The way I judge every article, mail and book while reading, I wouldn't be too happy imagining that girl from my school, who acted as a know-it-all and started dating my imaginary boyfriend roll her eyes and snort. Definitely No!
2. Topics that relate to the mass - Now, me being a 'regular' employee with a not-so-regular (or so do my parents and million others say) employer with a limited private life and a baby as the only entertainment apart from books cannot connect to the 'mass' unless they are crazy, lonely and close to ending up in rehab (I'm very good with people who are lost, thorough bibliophiles and kids - choose one or many from the above categories and we are sure to hit it off)
3. Being witty at all times - Well... I've been told that i'm humorous or witty when i'm in uncomfortable situations. Which deduced further means I can write books while i'm in front of my husband's family (specially if it requires making conversations on cooking and vegetable prices), while i'm in the loo or when asked to talk about the amazing work that I do (like that's true). Sounds like a plan!
4. Having a unique experience - My experiences on a daily basis are limited to travelling to office in 3 modes of transport, having innumerable coffee breaks and finally returning home half dead. This is true (and depressing) to me and million other corporate employees. So what I should do at a bare minimum is maybe try stepping out of the house in wee hours of the morning without my phone (already lost interest in this suggestion)
5. The impossible idea of having an editor - I mean I have self esteem and per my husband, a ton of ego. Giving my piece to someone to rip apart, telling me how my grammar sucks or how my vocabulary should be improved is not a meeting I am looking forward to ;) (I am tolerant only to MS word highlighting my mistakes subtly and letting me correct them without anyone noticing)
I would go on and on but I have few books to read and few authors to judge. The message from my junior was left at 'read' and that's a true crime currently. So I just responded - "I lack the discipline required for literary projects". That sums it all up (and makes me sound smart). Doesn't it?
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