Xpress Urself Page

Xpress Urself - March 2010
This section is completely devoted to self-expression the way you see fit!
Have your say
The title is really self explanatory as you get to speak your mind freely here! “Have your say” is a witness to the writers’ own opinions about the most crucial and interesting topics!
Thoughts
Completely devoted to every poetry lover! Whether through poetry or prose they get a chance to convey their thoughts and emotions through a stroke of a pen!

Single So Am I!

Being a writer for TS, people always ask me: “Ahmed, you’re handsome, witty, successful, talented, rhetorically-blessed, and you smell REALLY good, like new cars. How do you do it? How does one become so bundled with goodness and still come out on top when writing?” I’d be lying if I told you there was a way to be more like me, but fortunately for you I’ve decided to write a makeshift guide to help make your dream become an attainable one. And I’ve gotten pretty sick of people asking me that question. Seriously, cut it out. There’s no way you can be me. Ever.

In order to get a better idea of how our readers express themselves, I read through a bunch of delightful submissions that were sent to our office e-mail. Below you’ll learn the tricks of the trade as well as a handful of ingenious techniques to sharpen your writing skills. Read on and enjoy, my loving readers!
1. Read, read, read! It would be foolish to try and write something right off the bat when you haven’t had any reading done beforehand, which is why I’ve put this at the beginning of the guide. Reading comprehension benefits you as a writer in a couple of ways: - You build up on grammar and vocabulary - You develop your own unique writing style by leeching off of others’ Everyone, including myself, has had at least one or two authors sway his or her writing style. When you read stuff, especially the kind written by people you like, your brain subconsciously picks up tiny fragments of it and subtly blends it with your thoughts as they are written down. Seeing as most people out there choose to be a-literate (able to read, but choose not to if it’s too heavy), let me pleasantly remind you that reading isn’t only limited to books. In my entire life, I have only sat down and willingly read two books that I found to be genuinely interesting. Every other book I’ve read was a required reading for academic work. Then how did I get so good with writing, you ask? Simple! Just read everything from books to Internet articles, newspapers, and colorful magazines with snazzy covers like this one? Now that I’ve mentioned it, this magazine is pretty much a very good example! But don’t read blogs. No really, stay away from them. Nobody likes blogs or bloggers.