Why I Write
© Copyright Frank D. Kanu 2000-2008
I have never tried to really classify why I write.
As first, second and third grader I was writing short stories - in the beginning some 4-6 pages long. Later 10-15 pages. Now the notebooks we used where small and the writing of a kid is big, but still… And then came the big silence. What happened?
School.
Yes, teachers telling me that my writing is useless (and even worst). Mind you, Goethe has been told the same - but now he is the most read author in German schools. As a matter of fact, history is full of examples of some of the greatest who miserably failed in school.
Some years ago I learned that writing articles is an absolute must to increase your online profile. Now it’s blogging, but that is a different story… So I started writing again and boy, was that hard! Because deep in my mind where the voices from all those teachers who failed being good at what they were paid for.
Within the past two years—especially after publishing my book—being read and getting comments have become an important part. But what amazes me most is how many people are asking me to co-author a book with them.
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I have never tried to really classify why I write.
As first, second and third grader I was writing short stories - in the beginning some 4-6 pages long. Later 10-15 pages. Now the notebooks we used where small and the writing of a kid is big, but still… And then came the big silence. What happened?
School.
Yes, teachers telling me that my writing is useless (and even worst). Mind you, Goethe has been told the same - but now he is the most read author in German schools. As a matter of fact, history is full of examples of some of the greatest who miserably failed in school.
Some years ago I learned that writing articles is an absolute must to increase your online profile. Now it’s blogging, but that is a different story… So I started writing again and boy, was that hard! Because deep in my mind where the voices from all those teachers who failed being good at what they were paid for.
I don’t think it comes as a surprise, that my wife and I home school, right?
Within the past two years—especially after publishing my book—being read and getting comments have become an important part. But what amazes me most is how many people are asking me to co-author a book with them.
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09:42 on Monday, April 23rd, 2007
The voices of our pasts can be destructive to our present. I believe they contribute to what Kevin Cashman calls our shadow beliefs. Those partially conscious partially sub conscious beliefs that cloud our ability to make healthy mature decisions in the present. It is wonderful to hear that you have silenced the voices of criticism and negativity. I applaud you
Ron H