Monday, December 28, 2009
Houdini

Someone said I am a good writer and bla bla bla. First of all, I am not a writer. Let me tell you why.


Izham Ismail a writer is a big misnomer. Because I am a blogger - something that I am not really proud of.


Blogger is not a writer. Blogger is an escapist, a mediocre writer. Bearing the pain of being rejected and unpublished, blog is an easy compromise.


But until he had his work published, he should stay quiet and remain a blogger.


Television makes watching theatre pointless. Photography is eating painting little by little, inch by inch, day by day. E-books is taking away the pleasure of reading hardcovers, and online news' plot to murder broadsheet newspaper is in its final phase.


Blogging kills writing.


But someone has to start somewhere, and blog is the most convenient breathing space. But one has to realize where the other hand would take. Blog might take you somewhere now, but one day it will turn its back.


The life cycle is just too comforting that you would not know when will it smite.


Have you heard of Twitter? It is a micro-blogging scheme.


It kills blogging and it goes without saying.


So where am I going from here?


I don't know, for I am just another mediocre blogger.


Art is never about the turnout, the crowd. No matter how celebrated an artist is, no one can guarantee he could belch another masterpiece the next time.


That is why looking at how well the blog is received is never a celebration for me. I have miles ahead of me before anyone can call me a writer.


But thanks anyway, I am sure flattered.


I think too much (or too little). Okay I'll go masturbate now to balance it out.


So much for the thought of quitting blogging and write seriously.

 
posted by Izham Ismail at 9:13 am | Permalink |


4 Comments:


  • At 28 December, 2009 16:13, Blogger anisizatyA.J

    word! i didnt know houdini was a writer.

    btw, i still prefer hard cover books. but when im poor, i love ebooks because they're free! hehe

     
  • At 28 December, 2009 18:29, Anonymous Anonymous

    funny. u r a good writer in my eyes still.

     
  • At 28 December, 2009 23:30, Blogger njahmat

    anis, you're right, he was never a writer=) i think izham was using it to symbolize escaping, retreat, etc. oh, now i sound all academic. euw, haha, i'm reminding myself school's about to start balik.

    anyways, izham, i think a person's mastery in writing speaks in volumes, no matter what he writes or what medium he uses. kalau ada flair, tulis a pornographic piece pun sedap, maa. jadi, when many (not only one) person says another can write, they mean it=)

    happy new year, and wishing you a great year ahead. cape town, here i come!

     
  • At 29 December, 2009 16:01, Blogger anisizatyA.J

    actually nj, i googled and houdini wrote two books, well thats what google said, but yeah both about magic/tricks etc (follow up comments wtf? haha)