The challenge I have always been faced with, when considering the route of being a bonafide writer, is the challenge that I am currently faced with this evening.
Uncertainty about what to write...
My mind fires synapses at the speed of light - what should I write about? I'm not feeling really inspired... I didn't even do anything interesting today.
It's not like I've lead a boring life... Oh my god, what if I'm becoming boring??!!
Maybe I'll write about dancing, and the absolute bliss and zen feeling that overwhelms me whilst grooving...Wait... didn't i just write a first draft about that topic, and the underground sub-culture surrounding that? Hmmmmm...
Maybe I'll write about Art - after all, I have studied (for fun) all about the lives of Monet, Dali, Ultra Violet, Warhol, Hockney... and the list goes on.
This usually catapults me into self-depreciation about never going into University to study this topic properly, and even further not having an education, to back up my observations, and thoughts.
Travel writing has been overdone, and really, I don't have much to add that hasn't already been covered in Lonely Planet guides, or on the Outdoor Life network. Plus, it just gets that nasty travel bug all stirred up, and he's hard enough to deal with on the best of days.
Meditation is a niche market, and since I haven't meditated today, that will probably just instill guilt... and as we covered in the last post... what we think we become.. and i'll be dammed if I'm manifesting into the personification of guilt. Lust maybe, Guilt no.
Fashion creates lines in my forehead from frowning so much, so I try to steer clear of it, despite my background, I could really gives a rats ass about what is currently trendy, or cutting edge. Although, admittedly, I do still have the guilty pleasure of being really impressed when presented with a person that just drips a fashion sense.
I really don't want to cover the tremendous task of quitting smoking. BECAUSE I JUST DON'T WANT TO OK???!!! *twitch*
I've started walking 30 minutes in the mornings, as I'm going to *attempt* to take up jogging in the near future... but that will just launch me into what a lazy git I have become since the accident.
So, here I sit... almost 1am in the morning, writing a post really about not much at all, yet somehow realizing, that like Seinfeld, I just made something out of nothing.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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I'm not sure what type of comments you like, but I might suggest to just freely write whenever you feel like it. Piece together your stuff at a later time. Writing about an interaction with someone on the bus maybe, or a realization about your mother, maybe an analysis of the world and how you feel about nuclear proliferation. Whatever. Making a fictional story can be fun when you have a collection of little writing pieces to build your story on. Different characters can be based on different types of people in society. They more types of people, the more broad your reader base might be. You could have a lot of fun maybe just creating characters and not worrying about the plot. Maybe create little sketches and write ups of your friends. You can always go over the plot a number of times and add detail afterwards. Maybe the tird reading you add something else or focus on describing the environment around your character. Layers are fantastic in my opinion. This is only my suggestion to respond to your inquiry of what to write. good luck.
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