The main reason I started this blog is because I'm trying to spark my imagination again. I think I lost my imagination somewhere in the last 10-15 years. Along with my charisma, my quick wit and some parts of my personality. To remedy this, I am looking to start writing, but in essence, I find it difficult to sit down and start typing. It has already taken me a couple days to post my first writing. My problem is that when I think of something I want to write about, I always try to develop it into some kind of final draft in my mind before I write a word of it down. I know myself and If I continue doing that then I will just get frustrated and end up giving up the idea.
Articles from here on in will consist of everything. Anything that freely flows through my mind that I feel like sharing. Some of it will be true, others will be fiction, and I will not define fiction from reality. That will be left up to you.
I will tell you a little about myself during the next week or so. Stories will also include events from my life and others around me, and I hope those who are involved in the stories will not be offended if their role is not as heroic as they might have wanted, and at the same time I do not want those involved to get too big of a head if they are the heroes of the story. Of course if it is the latter, I will have to even things up in the story that follows to keep them down to earth.
I am writing for fun, not for profit. (not yet, anyways) Stories/Novels interest me the most. Favorite themes include thriller, mystery/suspense, humor and drama. So far, I have a few ideas in the making but the hardest part for me is writing down that first sentence. I know I just have to start writing, and eventually the story will come together. I'll get into the groove soon enough. And hopefully by starting this blog will ignite my inspiration for writing.
Congratulations on your decision to start blogging. It's not the same as being published in the regular media, but (since the regular media are going down the tube) this may be a really good alternative. And you'll find that at least most of us in the blogging community will support you. That seems to be one of the most basic rules -- we support one another.
ReplyDeleteIf you're writing, don't try to do the "final draft" right at square one. There are at least a couple of options.
1. Just write a few sentences, and see how it looks. Then write a few more, and see how that looks. It's the editing that makes good writing of any kind. (That's why there a "Preview" button as well as a "Post Comment" button.)
2. One option is to just write a phrase on a sheet of paper (to get you stated). Put a circle around it. Then a few more phrases (with circles around them). Then lines connecting the circles, in a way that seems logical. Pretty soon you have an outline. Then start writing.
Or you can completely forget everything I've written.