My Apology to Writing Craft

Summary

The author, Shweta, reflects on the tension between her two creative passions, writing and painting, acknowledging her recent inclination towards visual art and its impact on her writing routine.

Abstract

Shweta pens a prose piece titled "Amende Honourable to my writing," where she expresses her enduring love for writing despite a recent creative shift towards painting. She admits to a decrease in her writing output due to her immersion in the world of colors, yet she reassures words of their importance in her life. The author describes a month-long period during which painting has taken precedence, leaving her with a sense of missing her writing. She poetically captures the struggle of choosing between her two beloved creative outlets, emphasizing that both are integral to her identity. Despite the challenge, Shweta remains committed to her writing, promising to continue crafting stories and acknowledging the difficulty of balancing her dual passions.

Opinions

Shweta has a deep affection for both writing and painting, considering them equally vital aspects of her creative expression.
She feels a sense of guilt and loss for not engaging with writing as much due to her recent focus on painting.
The author believes that taking a creative break is necessary for the mind, which has led her to explore painting more intensely.
Shweta views her creative works, whether in words or colors, as an essential part of who she is.
She acknowledges the mesmerizing power

A Prose

Painting by Shweta on 4 July 2020

I ponder through the day With a desire to pick up the pen to write An urgency to bring the stride Little does my brain twinkle the light!

Words, be assured I haven’t abandoned you My love for you is the same as before Waiting for people to read you Will not let you hide in the books you bleed!

Clandestine writing is writing as much Taking a creative break for the mind is a must Ideas floating around, no motivation to draft to put it up on pixelated ink on the blank screen!

The colourful expression has taken over my brain An inclination to manifest an art Now painting had taken over writing I miss the experience of making stories come alive Words, be assured I haven't forgotten you!

You are as much a part of me in the days I am absent as I am present showing up at my writing desk I will write & write & write Writing is what made me, me Colours are what made me, me Sometimes choosing between two creative outlet ain't easy, a hard choice I make

But dear writing, I miss you as much as you do when I don’t show up to write!

Author’s Note: For over a month I have been pulled by my desire to dabble with colours. This is impacting my writing & I haven't been able to write as much as I usually do over the weekends. Both of these creative expressions are dear to me. Painting; Merely glancing at visual art hung all around in my house, is mesmerizing. One glance at them and I am hooked, and writing? Are all black pixelated letters blinking on a white screen! It is hard when two different creative expressions are pulling you in different directions!

Thank you for reading. If you enjoyed this, explore a few of my other poems/short fiction stories.

Amende Honourable to my writing

A Prose

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