This is 3rd year since i thought of writing a blog. Its not as big as a civil aviation project to be in gestation for nearly 3 years. Still, it took its own time. The reason for the delay could only be internal (that's me).
May be i was not ready yet.
May be i was not as confident as i thought to be.
I was doing my B.Tech when i was first exposed to the world of bloggers (thanks to Ganny). It was interesting to know that there is a place where you can write all/even the nonsense and tell the world that i too can write. That was the time when i was aspiring to be a writer. So i thought blog could be a right place to get off the mark.
I wonder when this great idea of writing as a career has germinated in my mind, when the seed was sown, what was that induced the germination. Probably it should have happened in my school days.
I always wanted to read a lot. But i had neither books at home nor a good library nearby. I tried to read everything that comes across me. At home, they buy two of the popular Tamil weeklies, which i never missed to read. Every week i used to wait eagerly for the new issues to come.
May be those readings are the seed. I must thank my under grad college, at least for the excellent collection in the library. I was so overwhelmed. I was like a boy who just found his ladylove. I read as much as i could. I was also fortunate enough to have friends like Ganny and Subbu, who introduced me to various authors. That's when i was exposed to Kalki, Archer and Puzo. The trio i love the most. These people made writing look easier. Like one gets inspired by sachin to play cricket. I was inspired to write.
May be i was not ready yet.
May be i was not as confident as i thought to be.
I was doing my B.Tech when i was first exposed to the world of bloggers (thanks to Ganny). It was interesting to know that there is a place where you can write all/even the nonsense and tell the world that i too can write. That was the time when i was aspiring to be a writer. So i thought blog could be a right place to get off the mark.
I wonder when this great idea of writing as a career has germinated in my mind, when the seed was sown, what was that induced the germination. Probably it should have happened in my school days.
I always wanted to read a lot. But i had neither books at home nor a good library nearby. I tried to read everything that comes across me. At home, they buy two of the popular Tamil weeklies, which i never missed to read. Every week i used to wait eagerly for the new issues to come.
May be those readings are the seed. I must thank my under grad college, at least for the excellent collection in the library. I was so overwhelmed. I was like a boy who just found his ladylove. I read as much as i could. I was also fortunate enough to have friends like Ganny and Subbu, who introduced me to various authors. That's when i was exposed to Kalki, Archer and Puzo. The trio i love the most. These people made writing look easier. Like one gets inspired by sachin to play cricket. I was inspired to write.
Adding to that, Ganny and Subbu are good in writing. Especially Subbu's short stories. On seeing them, I started thinking that writing is easy. Suddenly plots for stories arise in my mind. I felt that i too could write well. I believe that, to be a good writer one need to be a good observer of things around them. I considered myself as a good observer. So I tended to be confident about my writing skills.
But writing a blog was not happening. Then the interest surrounding it slowly faded. It became nil at a point. But the passion to write took a new shape. It got associated with passion for directing and scripting for movies. So started thinking and writing plots tailor made for movies (More details in another post). It further strengthened my belief in my writing abilities.
Then i finished B.Tech and joined MBA. Here i missed all my favourite authors. Still i felt the same about writing. But there was nothing to induce me to write. The catalyst was missing. One fine day Cauvery comes and asks me to read and comment on her blog. Again, the idea of blog comes to existence in my thoughts. I visited Cauvery's blog and read. At the end, I felt wow. It was great. It was a pleasant reading. Surely, it was the missing catalyst. Reaction started again. I missed books in the college but i started reading lot of blogs. Then there was a wonderful post in Cauvery's blog. I think that was the last push required.
Now, here is my blog.
But why dint i do it at the earliest,
May be i was not ready yet...
May be i was not as confident as i thought to be....
Finally...... i am a blogger now. I would be a writer soon.
P.S. This is my very first attempt in English or in any language for that matter, if you don't consider that very short story that i have written in Tamil. So i request you to help me improve my language as well as writing through your valuable comments on my posts.
