Introduction

Ever since I can remember I wanted to be a writer. That’s not true. I used to also want to be a graphic designer, architect, speedboat driver, transformer, comic book artist, fighter pilot and computer programmer. I actually became the last one. Clearly, indecision has been an issue at times. And by times I mean all times.

I always enjoyed writing at school but I convinced myself that there wasn’t much money in it, which is true for the majority of writers. I think JK Rowling manages to pay the bills but beyond that I am not sure. So I switched to computing, got my degree and got a job as a software developer in a decent job. Well there’s a bit more to it than that but I’ll leave it for another time. I do enjoy my job but it didn’t take long at university for me to question my choice of career, something that I’m still questioning to this day. I think I’m good at my job but I don’t believe I will ever be great at it, which is kind of true for most things I’ve ever done. Except writing. I genuinely think I could be great at it.

I know that sets me up to look like an arrogant, misguided twat when it turns out my writing is actually crap. In fact, thats part of the reason I’ve named this site pretentious writer. The main reason I set this up is to actually force me to write more, since one of my biggest problems is laziness/apathy. The intention is for me to write at least an entry a day in it. That will definitely fail. I won’t be writing when I’m on holiday for example. But if I could manage to write an entry every day I reasonably can, that would at least be a step in the right (write? Haha – this is just an example of how good a writer I am) direction.

I have never had anything published. So in my mind I am not really a writer. Pretentious: making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing). Hence: Pretentious Writer. This year I intend to get something published. I am writing a novel and it would be great if it is that, but realistically if that does ever happen it won’t be this year. A more realistic aim will be for me to get short stories or articles published.

So this site will primarily be a stupid vanity project for myself and my deluded ego. But it would also be cool if at some point it formed an interesting and even useful journal of someone trying to become a writer. Or, even more entertaining, it chronicles the miserable failure of a talentless moron. It’s surely a win-win either way.