The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
I finished reading the Golden Compass two weeks ago and, what do I think? Well, I think, it is not a novel for children. Even though, it was intented for children, but it is, clearly a novel for adults, however, I did not find it very amusing. As it is described, His Dark Materials are, indeed,very dark.
Trust me, I have been writing; just not on my personal blog. I have started homeschooling my children and it has been challenging for our entire family. So many things to organize and schedules to keep up with, that I barely have time to write on my personal blog and writing nooks I have all over the place. I see my blogs as books I never published on paper! I see them as an excellent way to practice English and my typing skills. Am I a writer? I don’t know. All I know is that I truly enjoy the written word. I like to sit at the computer or in my garden just thinking about writing. Everything I see, every situation I am in, every picture I take, it becomes a great opportunity for me to write about.
When I went to Argentina last year, one of my closest friends in high school reminded me that I liked to write back then. I did not recall doing this in High school; however I do remember doing it, a lot, during my early years. It was very nice to hear from someone who shared time with me during our crazy time in High school that I enjoyed writing. My family already gave up telling me not to have many blogs, I cannot help it! I enjoy writing, I like to see my words on a piece of paper, I enjoy other peoples writing and I love to read. I don’t always have the time to do it, but I surely strive to accomplish writing, reading and typing.
I discovered I like to write and where I like to do it? You guessed it; in my garden and on my desk, facing my garden! I have been practicing writing for, at least, five uninterrupted years! And I always feel that I am so inadequate and that I need more practice! Anyhow, I think my next thing will be trying to discover my voice. Everybody talks about “the voice of the writer” “find your voice” “what is your voice” I am not quite sure I understand what this is, but I will work on it.
