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Lalito, Lalito - 01/10/2014

arguing points of view. I then went on to serve as edotir-in-chief of the campus newspaper during medical school, in which capacity I often wrote opinion pieces. Plus, when I worked as a physician all my patients required summaries sent back to referring doctors, and each such letter was a kind of argument in support of my diagnosis and recommendation. So after many years and many opportunities to write in expository mode, it comes naturally.But a parallel style developed through my poetry. I actually wrote my first poem in first grade and have penned verse off and on ever since. I've taken a fair number of poetry classes, as well as a couple of courses in creative nonfiction. So I'm capable of writing more lyrically, but for the philosophical pieces (which form the bulk of my WillSpirit work) I usually don't bother. Much of the better sounding language gets added in with my second draft, but as I've already said my typical blog post doesn't get that far.No doubt this is more than you really wanted to know, but spelling this out helped me understand why my writing seems to divide itself along either interpretive or descriptive lines. It's a fact I've been aware of but never previously examined. For whatever they're worth, those are my secrets: many courses in poetry and a course in editing. I do appreciate your kind comment. Will