{"id":4155,"date":"2014-10-01T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?page_id=4155"},"modified":"2014-09-30T16:53:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T08:53:12","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/?page_id=4155","title":{"rendered":"01.10.2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing for a column<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

An English literature teacher way back in high school once told his students\u00a0that he enjoyed teaching the subject because language is important not only\u00a0as a means of communication, but will play an important part in our future in\u00a0appreciating books and other resources of knowledge.<\/p>\n

He also instilled in his students that writing can be angled to the way the writer\u00a0wants it to be, and a literary output can be interpreted in many ways, according\u00a0to the perception of individuals based on his intelligence, environment, culture,\u00a0and education.<\/p>\n

That class decades ago gave this scribe a dream – one to resolve in becoming\u00a0proficient in the English language, and the other the hope of becoming a writer.<\/p>\n

Fast forward the scenario to the present day. After years of having to write for\u00a0a living, amongst doing other things to put food on the family table, the English\u00a0teacher\u2019s words were found to be very true. Writing professionally is of course an\u00a0exercise of putting ideas into words in a standard format meant for a particular\u00a0target readership. After a while, it became a routine \u2013 until a stint at a creative\u00a0writing class changed all the perceived ideas about the way a person should write.<\/p>\n

Joining a writing program while doing graduate study, it was noted that the young\u00a0academic taking the class was energetic and passionate about writing in a creative\u00a0way \u2013 far more different than a school teacher\u2019s style. She taught her students to\u00a0write from the heart, and from their own experience.<\/p>\n

Other than a number of basic writing principles to follow, she insisted that writers\u00a0should be creative, letting our imagination run wild. The assignments, sessions\u00a0which included not only written ones, also required students to read it in front\u00a0of the class, and subsequently received constructive comments from both fellow\u00a0students and the lecturer.<\/p>\n

Having a little extra time on hand, this vernal scribe began to explore into the\u00a0world of writing in the hope of sharing ideas and views with others.<\/p>\n

A consideration to be mulled over is what topic would be best to write. The three\u00a0taboos of politics, religion, and sex were the first ones to be strike out of the list.\u00a0Recollecting the creative writing interesting days of allowing imagination to run\u00a0wild during our class assignments, topics related to human interest came on top\u00a0of the list.<\/p>\n

Consultations were made with old friends who have been in the journalist\u00a0fraternity, a few of whom now write part time. They and a number of those still\u00a0working, all agreed that topics related to human interest would be the best bet. It\u00a0not only requires a skill in putting words in print, but would require a background\u00a0of lifetime experience to fall back to.<\/p>\n

So readers of this news portal would have the opportunity of having a column\u00a0to browse through, and brickbats are very much welcomed. Hopefully these\u00a0ramblings would inform, entertain, change current views and perceptions, and\u00a0may at times bring out an urge to criticise constructively what has been voiced\u00a0out.<\/p>\n

It also comes with a disclaimer that all that would be said would be the personal\u00a0views and thoughts of the writer and is not the responsibility or official stand of\u00a0the party.<\/p>\n

It is said that when a man has tasted a lot of salt over the years, his thinking and\u00a0perception may be a tad out of line with those of the younger generation or the\u00a0present era. This is very much a self-reflection and written to evoke thoughts that\u00a0would remain dormant in some of our readers. Their comments are therefore\u00a0most acceptable.<\/p>\n

The column will maintain an open discussion, rational and moderate. The format\u00a0can be critical, sometimes even a little harsh, but at no point do we ever venture\u00a0beyond the borders of decency and fair play in any public issue debate.<\/p>\n

At times it is hoped that the writing would be on the serious side, sometime light,\u00a0and if possible with a dash of cynical humour thrown in. Readers will see a variety\u00a0of topics, ranging from the pedagogical to passing thoughts while going through\u00a0the passage of life.<\/p>\n

All in all, promises are not to be made, but it is best to let readers be the judge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Writing for a column An English literature teacher way back in high school once told his students\u00a0that he enjoyed teaching the subject because language is important not only\u00a0as a means of communication, but will play an important part in our future in\u00a0appreciating books and other resources of knowledge. He also instilled in his students that writing can be angled to the way the writer\u00a0wants it to be, and a literary output can be interpreted in many ways, according\u00a0to the perception of individuals based on his intelligence, environment, culture,\u00a0and education. ThatRead More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4152,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4155"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4155"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4169,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4155\/revisions\/4169"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suppnewsportal.com\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}