Timothy Steele on Meter

[Seraphim]

You can try to write like a great writer and fail, and in that way succeed at being an original writer. You can try to write like all great writers at once and hit bullseyes eventually. You can try to write like bad writers and fail, which is what I attempt to do.

I try to write like me -for better or worse - and I’m constantly looking for ways to improve how I deliver a clear, concise message without beating the reader over the head; how I make it interesting to reader. I am a voracious student who focuses on learning every aspect of a topic. I also like analogy:

My son is musically gifted. I am not. He started intense training at age 11. I couldn’t help in any way, he had professionals doing that. I only ever gave him one piece of advice: learn all you can, study various genre and techniques. Study the musical score, dissect it, play with it, practice it until you understand it as well as humanly possible. Make all of these components an integral part of your art. Then, when you walk out on the stage, throw the score away and sing from the heart.

I believe we should write that way, as well.