cutting the yellow tape

By mugen shiyo · May 11, 2011 · 522 · 2
  1. Hmmm...I guess it's not all that important of a thing to write, but today I officially broke ground and wrote the first paragraph of my story... and I found myself wondering, will I really sit down and invest the time it takes to write and plan and edit and make this idea in my head a tangible reality? And if I do, will it possibly compare to other great books like Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" or the current "Game of Thrones" craze? I always get that writer's high where at any moment I'm just carried away in an instant of rabid inspiration and I can't stop writing or thinking, but then I get burn-out and all I want is some distance.

    I think the things you are meant to do you do regardless. the world could have ended, and I could be in my basement, trapped with no food or water, pieces of the ceiling falling down around me in darkness, and at some point...I would begin to write. It wouldn't be world-shattering or crowd pleasing, but it would be natural- an instinctive part of me.

    If there is one thing I would want to do in life, it is tell a great story. a remarkable, ground-breaking, landmark story like charles dickens "Bleak House". Not sure if I will ever complete this or not, but for myself, I'll just leave my affirmation as a footnote in time

    *snip*

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  1. teacherayala
    Wasn't so much a fan of Charles Dickens or Bleak House, to be honest. Strangely enough, although I would have thought it too cliched for me to enjoy, the only Charles Dickens novel that I ever really liked was Oliver Twist, although I enjoyed the film version of Great Expectationsas well as certain passages of the novel.

    I think that with our new contemporary rules and modern culture, it's rather impossible for us to expect ourselves to write the typical "classic" novel as it once was. Our way of communicating and expressing ideas is fundamentally different.

    Don't be discouraged at whatever stage you're at as long as your writing and you're continuing to learn. I continue telling myself that, anyway, whenever I feel like I need another lifetime in order to get myself on the right path with my writing. I'm even an English teacher, and in general feel that I have excellent writing skills, but it doesn't make me an expert on how to write something creative that is publishable. I haven't the foggiest clue, it seems, and I'll need to invest a lot of time and money into writing something that actually works. But, that's life, right?
    teacherayala, May 12, 2011
  2. Jayyy1014
    :) congrats on the first paragraph! But, also don't be discouraged, be happyy!!!! :) I have faith in you, so don't give up, if you try hard enough then i'm sure you will tell a great story! :)
    Jayyy1014, May 12, 2011
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