Everyone can write!

When I was a student in the US, I joined a writing group in my community. This was a motley group of mostly Americans. There was a plumber who was very prolific and wrote very well. There were a few students, a nurse and assorted unemployed people trying to write their first novel. And there was me, trying to learn something about writing.

The wonderful thing was that everyone there called themselves writers. That was quite an eye opener for me because Singaporeans will never call themselves a writer if they don't have a book sitting on the shelves of Popular Book Store. But if you write, then you must be a writer. Since then, I am convinced that we are all writers, if we choose to write.

Writing should not be reserved for professional writers alone. Everyone can and should write because writing helps us think and writing helps us document our history.

The goal of this blog is to encourage everyone to write. In particular, we want to see Singaporeans writing  about their everyday lives. We want writing to be demystified. We are not saying writing is easy; no, it isn't. Writing requires the same kind of hard practice that tennis players put into their game. But there's nothing like practice to perfect our craft like practice and in the case of writing, reading is also important.

We hope to share ideas about writing, examples of good writing, and talk about what we are writing. We want you to join us in creating a community of writers who enjoy writing and who see the value in writing. If you need help with your writing, we can help you too.

So join us; let your friends know about our blog and let's write!