It's confession time...
In my 'day-job' I write training manuals, procedures, interpretations of legislation and pages and pages of policies.
As an aspiring author, I have written a 12,000 word non-fiction manuscript and 15,000 words of an in-progress fiction manuscript.
In my university studies, I wrote thousands of words at a time, often on difficult topics.
I write book reviews every week, about some great works (and sometimes some not-so-great ones).
I have written articles that have been accepted for publication.
I write several blog posts each week.
I write every day, whether it's an addition to a manuscript, a short story, an article, or even just a few notes, emails and a blog post.
But there is one thing I CANNOT write - birthday cards.
I don't give birthday cards. I tell people it's because I forget to buy them or because I can't be bothered with it all, but the truth? I simply cannot write a good birthday card and it embarrasses me. I don't know what to write in them.
I can never come up with anything more interesting than 'Happy birthday! Enjoy your day!' - then I feel at a loss and sign it off.
That is my birthday week confession and my big writing failure.
How about you? Are you good at giving cards? Is there something you just can't write?
Megan
8 comments:
Hahhhaa! I am crap at them too: now I just give to Olivia (aged 6) to write. It takes her ages, but the love is there.....
I am hopeless at writing in birthday cards too. I always feel like it's forced emotions. I prefer the simple, "Happy Birthday, wishing you a wonderful day"
I feel exactly the same way! I feel like I should be able to write a really good birthday message and either I can't or the pressure gets to me or something and I completely cave.
You are not alone. I've tended to buy the smaller birthday cards - big enough to say Happy Birthday but not much else - that way the empty space isn't mocking me.
Oh, you really just made me laugh out loud!
When I was teaching with a staff of over 30 birthday cards came around almost every week and I NEVER knew what to write!
I came up with "Happy Birthday! Hope someone spoils you rotten today." and wrote that on everyone's card.
Guess what I'll be saying to you in TWO more sleeps?? hehe :)
I had to laugh at Thea's comment, because I know on Thursday, I'll be tweeting you with nothing more than "Happy birthday! Hope you have a great day!".... That's all I got.
I had to write a wedding card in April and was so stumped, I actually Googled "what to write in a wedding card". Pathetic. But at least now I know I'm not the only one who struggles with cards. x
Oh, god, I'm NOT alone after all!! I can write blogs and emails and a ripsnorter of a Christmas letter to interstate friends every year, but cards? *shudder*
Made my kids do it for family as soon as they were old enough. Friends now get emails or text messages.
I use the excuse of it now being a techno era.... ;)
You funny gal.
You know - some people write the same thing every year. I'm not one of those people. I try to mix it up a bit. But it's hard! No matter how you work it, you're always pretty much saying the same thing. I admire my friends who write nice, long explanations as to why they're wishing me happy birthday. I just don't have the time sometimes to do that! OR - it feels like I'm forcing myself.
You're not alone. As you can see!
Can't do humour when I write small things! Check out my Tweets, if you don't believe me!
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