It does not matter whether a writer writes about any recognisable social or political subject as long as the quality exceeds the expectations. Agree or Disagree?

Heraclitus, an infamous pre – Socratic Greek philosopher once said ‘’ If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not reached by search or trail.’’ As a young prolific writer, my vision became obscure – I had a tendency to follow and ‘imitate’ other writers. Now that I am a more mature writer (or I would like to think so) I am inclined to believe that it would be an offense to not write about something that has taken me by surprise, whether it is writing about my life style choices or recent experiences that I have just previously had to face.

Personally, I couldn't care less whether there is an agenda to my writing or not for I believe that our purpose, our purpose as writers is to convey our own ‘silent message’. As I reflect further upon the quotation provided by Heraclitus, I cannot help but feel that every writer should have a sense of entitlement to write about whatever it is that they would like to write about. – But the difference is it should come sub consciously and from the heart. We shouldn't set ourselves the intention to ‘follow’ other writers. Yes, if we review another writer’s piece of work it is not to say that we should not acknowledge their hard work ,impressive creativity and sense of style but instead ‘build upon this’ and set our own boundaries. After all we only learn from our own mistakes. It is our own mistakes which help us to grow and to develop as writers.

My message to you is if you have the opportunity to write about a sensitive socio economic or political issue then please do so – grasp it by the hand. If not then it’s not the end of the world! So don’t worry about it for it will not impact on the quality of your writing only on what you learn instead.