I Can't Write

I believe that I have a terrific imagination, and the way I tell stories is pretty good. I can capture people attention well and I find it very easy to make an interesting story that people will like to hear. Yet when I attempt to write down my thoughts, I can never make it as thrilling as a campfire story I tell my friends. I'm not sure if it is the wording or the fact that I actually have to use solid grammer rather than slang terms, but I cannot find a way to produce fun and thrilling stories on paper as I can when speaking. If I can click into that state where all I do is write I think I will be able to master that ability, but for the time being I can do no more than be a tad disappointed in my writing knowing that I could tell the story much better than the readers mind makes of it.

It could be lack of motivation that holds me back, for talking is a simple thing and writing takes time. I have to look over what I said and sit for minutes at a time just jamming words into my computer when my mind is running faster and faster and my fingers can barely keep up. I have tried several times to write short stories and they have come out pretty decently, but my heart wasn't to into the writing. Had I just told the story I know it would've been in much more detail.

I want to write. I believe I have the ability to write. I just need more focus and I need to expect less of myself. I should probably not set my standards too high at first, and perhaps later in my writing life I can hope to achieve a higher quality piece of writing that I could publish somewhere.

I think I'm going to try and participate in writing blogs online. The november writing challenge that my advanced writing teacher told our class about sounds like a great idea and I think next november I will partake in that challenge. The more I write the more I will be used to the idea of taking time out of my day to put together things I need in order to write a story. Whether it is brainstorming ideas, to editing my papers and even writing stories. If I push myself I truly think I could be a good writer.