What Am I Missing Here? *scratches head*

 

Flist, dears, I really need your opinion on something.

 Once upon a time, I had an overdue assignment for Composition class on a most inane subject. I hurriedly jotted something down half a hour before class, gave it in, and forgot about it. Later, one of my friends happened to glance through my portfolio and was particularly struck by that essay. “Rolling around laughing” was the exact phrase she used. Now, I had a lot of other articles in that essays folder which I had lovingly and meticulously crafted, and the fact that she preferred this piece of junk from among the lot of them left me stymied and mystified. I hadn’t even meant it to be that funny in the first place. Apart from the occasional snark, I wrote it as a run-of-the-mill, let’s-get-it-over-with puff piece.

 

My friend told me that light-hearted humour was my forte and natural style, much more than heavy exposition and top-heavy angst. I don’t know how to take that piece of advice, especially as it seems lately like the only time people find me funny is when I don’t really try to be. Even now I can’t see anything very good about this essay.

 

So, for the sake of my potential career as a writer, I really need to know what YOU think about it. Is my friend a nut, or am I missing something about my own writing? Should I ditch the in-depth analysis and try and make money by snarking without really meaning to? What areas do I need to improve on?

 

I love constructive criticism and will send cyber-chocolate for anybody who is wonderful and brave enough to tell me, “Hasini, now this part kinda sucks.” The worst that can happen is I will at least know I can trust my judgment about my own writing.

 

Here it is, folks. Pleeease drop me a line telling me what you think! *wags tail*

 

Warning: Hardcore shippers may be insulted.

 

Assignment 3

 

Q: Write an essay in which you classify the types of romance in today’s television shows.

 

( Feeding the Shippers )