While writing (or rather attempting to write) either short stories or even poetry, I have determined that I often say "how can I be profound?" or "what metaphor would fit in here?"
I am trying hard to distance myself from these "voices" and trying to make the writing flow naturally.
In getting assistance in this task, I turned to Stephen Leigh:

That's the essential goal of the writer: you slice out a piece of yourself and slap it down on the desk in front of you. You try to put it on paper, try to describe it in a way that the reader can see and feel and touch. You paste all your nerve endings into it and then give it out to strangers who don't know you or understand you. And you will feel everything that happens to that story -- if they like it, if they hate it. Because no matter how you try to distance yourself from it, to some degree you feel that if they hate it, they hate you.
Which isn't the truth, you understand. At least you understand that in your head...but not always in your heart.
- Stephen Leigh

While he is far more negative than I, I feel in some way that his is the best way to go about it. Sometimes I guess, being "natural" and "true" in describing yourself in often the hardest thing to do. I assume this is why I fall into the "attempting- to- be- earth-shattering" category. I shall strive for honesty and more raw emotion from now on...

Anyone else share my issue?