wordcraftsmanship?

Several people have kindly commented that I write well. I acknowledge I have a gift for word choice and turn of phrase, can even rhyme and do rhythm ( an oft nelected attribute) passably well when I choose.

Yet I disobey the cardinal rule of all writers, write every day. Hell, between Poetry Cafe and Neopoet I was lucky to write every 6 months.

So why do I write well? Because I read. I am a reading slut. I read everything from pulp to classics to ancient and modern poetry and translations. I read while I travel (I don't drive), shit, eat, work even cook. Any moment I am not totally occupied by something else I read (I have never read during sex).

I also am ruthless with my work. I can't keep a journal because I can't write well every day. This is part of my Kafka Syndrome and definitely a drawback. Atelophobia, the fear of imperfection. Yet it is why the worst of my work I submit is stuff that I think has at least potential.

This site is not about publishing it is about being part of community, my best works improve with your feedback,

cheers

Jess