“The Passion to Write, and Writing with Passion”

Hello readers thank you for frequenting my blog site, and reading the published articles. Under the pseudonym Mr. Decal, I published the first article to Mr. Decal’s Blog on September 30, 2009. The first article titled “Decals and Labels, What is the difference?” http://www.decalfactory.com/wp-index.php/2009/09/decals-and-labels-whats-the-difference/
Since that time, I have published thirty-eight articles, and a guess blogger, has submitted five articles.
Since September of 2009, I have come to appreciate the skill of writing. My first article and even subsequent editorials have been rife with grammar mistakes. As a new author, I am brushing up on grammar usage, and punctuation.

Many visitors have asked, “How did you learn to write”? The standard answer I offer is, “Writing is a learned skill, the more you practice, the better you write.” To all those would be authors start writing, compose something every day.

As an author I am embolden by the kind comments of the readers of Mr. Decal’s blog post. I am also thankful for those who analyze my writing talent.

Before September of 2009, I had not written any article, save the essays written in school. Since that first published article writing has become a passion. Two months ago, I challenged myself, to write a twenty-page narrative. The project had three purposes, first to write a story, two to develop characters, and three to write dialog. The fourth unmentioned objective that the story line, with characters, and dialog, would all work together to form a plot, and the readers are entertained. During this self-imposed undertaking, I did learn how to construct a plot using the three elements noted above.

A friend helped me identify another bright spot in my writing ability. He is an author and teaches writing at the university level. He recognized my talent of painting pictures with the written word. Something I always wanted to be able to accomplish.

After I completed the writing project, I found a hobby that I loved. Because of my experiences during the assignment, I did not want to stop writing. The next decision came from the newfound passion. I decided to write a novel.

Writing a novel is a daunting task. The average novel consists of 250,000 words, a narrative that is interesting, and keeps the reader turning pages. I find the task overwhelming, exhilarating and challenging. I write everyday a minimum of 500-1,000 words. I am learning the frustration of writers block, and taking advantage of the creative juices when they flow unabated.

Therefore, I want to thank all of my readers of Mr. Decal’s Blog for your kind comments and helping me launch my writing career.