For journalists, there're two schools--the old school and the new one. Marching into the 21st Century, we writers also have found the new and the old schools. The old school would choke the reader with page and page of description. What is new school, then? You got the picture through the definition of the old one. To avoid choking the reader, some writers resort to minimalistic approach. They run the risk of not being able to take the reader to the place. Insufficience is as bad as excess. What do we do, then? Use your common sense. A writer's common sense will let us know what is enough and what is not. Happy writing! Make up your mind if you'll stick to the old school or choose the new school.
Something to Ponder:
Again, I'd like to share with you some quotes from A Dictionary of American Proverbs:
1) "Easy writing makes hard reading."
2) "Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, writing an exact man."
3) "All words are pegs to hang ideas on."
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A lotus is a sacred flower. Buddha and Kuan Yin sit or stand on a lotus.
Why did I choose this title? Because I've lived in three worlds--wartime South Vietnam, the Communist rule, and the U.S. Because by birth I'm a Vietnamese, by upbringing, I'm a Chinese, by naturalization, I'm an American--I belong to three countries: Vietnam, China, and America. My writing reflects my background and my experiences journeying through three worlds. Here you'll find snippets of my life as a writer, playwright, and interpreter, and ideas I share with you as a writer.
Lotus
A lotus is a sacred flower. Buddha and Kuan Yin sit or stand on a lotus.
About Me
- Three Countries, One Life
- I am a writer, playwright, and haiku, tanka, haibun writer with a unique background. I'm a Vietnamese by birth, a Chinese by upbringing, and an American by naturalization. My haiku, my tanka, my haibun, memoir essays, my plays, my poems, and my fantasy novel reflect my background and my journey through three worlds --wartime South Vietnam, the Communist rule, and America. Because of my unique background,I belong to three countries--Vietnam, China, and America and know three languages. But I write in my adopted language--English.
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