The oddities of literature · 7:48pm Aug 12th, 2014
Every once in a while, I find a user who takes writing very seriously. Due to this, they often share their standpoint on literature and it's often a case of: Writing is a serious thing and to do it right, you have to put in a lot of time, effort and dedication.
Every once in a while, I read the advice they give and I end up just feeling bad about myself. Why? Is it because I feel like I'm being degraded or is it because I know deep inside that they are right and I haven't put in any honest effort into anything I have written?
I don't know. It's odd, isn't it? The word of one writer can get to you and it has gotten to me on many more occasions than I'd like to admit.
Every once in a while, I feel empty inside because of this. I feel like I haven't really contributed anything to this site and that I'm just another whisper, dissipating as the wind blows.
Maybe I should stop feeling sorry for myself and actually write something of some worth. I have thought of serious works on multiple occasions and I have considered writing them. Out of the 3 stories I've published, there's another 33 unpublished stories just sitting there in my stories box, just waiting for someone to type in the words and write something that would hopefully be meaningful.
Every once in a while, I realize that I haven't written anything at all. Due to this, I end up feeling even emptier inside, feeling as I've accomplished nothing.
It's not fun to experience this in at all.
However, I look around myself and see what I have in fact accomplished. I see that I've written three stories that all have a favorable like/dislike ratio, people like what I write and there are people who like me.
It's a sense of accomplishment.
I remember my belief when it comes to writing. It goes a little something like this: Write whatever you want. The serious guys, they want to write something enriching and artistic and there are people who want to do that as well, so they go off and do it.
Me? I want to write silly things, stupid little stories with no artistic vision at all. I don't care of their lack of value. I don't care if they never get on the front page. I don't care one bit.
All three fics I have published have one thing in common: I had fun writing them. In the end, I guess that's what writing is really about. You write something that makes you feel satisfied and that's all that matters.
Maybe I'll write something in the future that is in fact serious and it could be something that those serious guys take a look at and go, "Not bad. Not great, mind you, but there's potential." For now, I don't care about that. I'm going to write what I want and if just so happens to be stupid shit, fine. It don't matter. I'm having fun.
Don't feel sad. I'll still love you.
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