Late Night Blog Post About Subjectivity In Writing.

It's late night, starlight, shit is bright. Lets get ready to ramble, might help me sleep. I want to talk a little bit about what I think makes good writing, because fuck it, I have the time and will.

I just realized I only have 10% battery left, which translates to roughly 20 minutes on my laptop's shitty battery. I guess this just became an exercise in speedwriting.

So, subjectivity in literature, what does that mean? Well, what it means is that the author percieves his own reality, instead of trying to percieve an objective reality. He sees what he wants to see, and relates only the aspects important to himself. His fiction is heavily impacted by his ideas and emotions, and you can form yourself a pretty good idea of who he or she is, just by reading his piece.

Why is subjectivity cool? Because it is fun!

Every single story ever written that was ever super enjoyable was written because the author needed to write it, and because the author related strong feelings through his prose. Hold on, you say, this is stupid, Andy. YOU are stupid! You can't even proove this.

Let's take a look at some of the more influential works of writing and talk about how they are subjetive.

The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe:
The raven is the most popular poem in America to date. It is an amazing piece of literature, partly because Poe channeled the quality of the world that he percieved into the poem.

Poe had an intense fear of going insane, or deteriorating as a human being. He wrote all sorts of macabre stories, and generally was regarded as an outcast.

The raven deals with a man loosing his sanity, upon having lost his wife, Lenore (did I mention that Edgar lost his wife, whoose name was also Lenore, at a very young age?). The entire poem is basically a manifestation of Poe's own insecurities, fears and flaws, which is also why it resonates so powerfully.

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck:
Steinbeck's novel: Of Mice and Men, deals with mankinds need for companionship. The entire story we see examples of people whoose lives are terrible because they can't interact properly with others. The main characters, George and Lenny, are Steinbecks way of exemplifying to others, how important it is for friends to stick together.

Shit, only 5 minutes battery left. Jeesus! guess I won't find images for this post. Going to round it off now.

Point is, if you really want your writing to resonate, try to write a piece of yourself into it. Fear, regret, anger, hopes and dreams are powerful motivators for you? Use them to motivate your readers and engage them in your story. They don't have to share your beliefs in order to appreciate the humanity and power that your writing will gain from subjectivity.

If you convey your view of humanity and existence into your story, people will resonate with the story all the more. It's all about making people relate, and making them understand where you are coming from.

God I hope this came out coherent.

Sleep well, Fimfiction, I know I'll try to once this is posted.

Ps: The reasons stated above also help explain why I think one of pascoites newest stories: (http://www.fimfiction.net/story/169138/the-wrong-side-of-tomorrow) is the best thing ever.