reading or writing?

My passion's in writing, although I love to read too. I have notebooks filled with things I've written. Advice that I got from one of my writing classes was good: write for your own enjoyment. Keep writing and don't worry so much about editing your spelling or sentence formation as you go, or you will lose the flow. And...write, write, write...like anything else, the more you do, the easier it gets. If you enjoy it, it doesn't matter if you think you have talent or not, most good writers weren't born that way, but got that way from constant pen to paper. Don't ever get discouraged or frustrated, and don't be so hard on yourself. One good place to start is by relating stories that happened during your childhood, or things that happened in your family. When you tell a story, tell it like you're talking to a friend who's sitting right by you, and you will find your natural voice and it will come out on paper. Most of all, treat it like fun, and not a challenge. Making it a challenge rather than fun is what leads to writers block.

Occasionaly I get urgers to write. However, I do not have the confidence to do anything with my writings. I once had a poem published in a contest I entered online. But you had to pay 50.00$ to recieve the book it was published in. My personal opinion, it was a scam. Anyway, I would rather read than write but would recieve extreme personal satis-faction with others having a passion for my writings. Perhaps one day I will try to submit one of my writings but as of now I am way too shy.

Readiing is certainly easier that writing, though I do both. Read a lot of fiction, especially authors like Tom Clancy and Alistair MacLean. Write on Helium and write factual stuff about history and literature, gives me an excuse to read factual books and is also a good way to learn

I sooo hear you. In my younger years I just assumed that anyone who loved reading as much as I did must be able to write...alas as you too have discovered the passion for former does not necessarily translate into a talent for the latter. I have started at least 4 diferent "books" and none have gotten very far. I've taken a creative writing course and have had very positive reviews but those where very short stories with the topic already given to me. In answer to your question...I beleive I love them both equally, unfortunately I also beleive that my strongest talent lies in the reading end of things... Cheers Sheira

I think the best writers are those who read a lot. The more you read, the better your own writing will become. A famous British poet once told me that the only way to learn how to write better is to write and to write and to write...

when i was a child,i read a lot of book about chinese kongfu novel,such as Legend Of The Fox and then i tried to write.but now i'm lack of passion to write.

I like to do both. I've loved reading since I was a child and even now there's nothing I love more than reading a good book or two at a time. But I also write and I like to consider myself a writer. I've written one novel that I'm currently submitting and some short stories and poems. Yes, writing can be a passion and/or a talent or a skill that you can nurture. Like any hobby it just depends on whether you really want to make the time and take the effort to develop. I've been told I have a talent for it, but I still need to exercise that talent every day to keep it strong.

I think I can do both. I am also a frustrated writer. I have a lot of short stories and anecdotes written that is in my possession. I am also a wide reader. I like both worlds.

I prefer to writing since i dont really "diligent" to read. Because if im reading some novels or books, i dont know i will read only the half part because have no mood to finish them all...

I am not a real writer,yet I used to write small pasages to record everything happens around me.It's a great way to color my life,so I regard writng as my favorite hobby.If you have passion,you will be able to do it without the talent as a part-time writer.But if you want to feed yourself by writing,you have to think about it seriously.