Upon the Matter of Writing · 6:24am Jan 17th, 2015
I've finally begun to appreciate writing. My writing. At first, I was trying to do everything at once. Plot, story advancement, world building, without considerations. Now I've begun to realize that there are layers. Editors and proofreaders spread the workload, but what the final product ultimately ends up being is similar to a good painting: layers upon layers of color.
There's the base, general storyline and plot, personalities and characters outside of what I'd be immediately concerned with, scenery, emotion given to the characters, plot holes. Just so much before actually being able to start on a story that you'd a definite direction for both long and short term goals. Then injecting emotion and fitting dialogue into a story, as well as creating the suspense of disbelief that needs to be maintained. It's overwhelming, but exactly what I need.
I'm in my third semester of college, and am half a year behind with three math classes that overlap right now. I need balance. So, while I'm not a great artist, I've been working from a sketch book to improve details. This was in part inspired from a Wacom tablet that's been collecting dust, and what also brought me back to creating my own literature again. I'd like to disown my first attempt, but realize that it contains many errors for me to use as well as acting as a guidepost to where I've been, and what sort of things I messed up. Considering I wrote and rewrote it over the course of several months, I feel this will help greatly in helping me reign in my mind before my ambition overcomes my abilities.
All in all, I'd say it's good to have something that I look forward to working on outside of school.
~Jane~
So for someone that has 'begun to appreciate writing', I'd like to ask,
What do you want out of your writing?
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I'd like to put my constant daydreaming into something more tangible. I feel that by writing out some recurring fantasies I entertain I'm going to pull myself out of the habits I don't want, and leave a record for me to remember myself by. So what I want is an imprint of myself reflected in a place that doesn't know who I am, allowing me to help drag myself out of the shell I've crawled into.
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Interesting! Excuse me for the simplification, but I find having an 'emotional outlet' to be an invaluable way to express creativity and to improve one's self in many ways.
I asked the earlier question because I actually found the writing style and format of your journal to be very clear without spotting any obvious possible typos and it piqued my curiosity on your reasons for writing.
And since your reasons for writing are virtuous and noble, I would like to attempt offering some advice to you in order to assist in your endeavors.
Remember that because you are human, you might see any creation you make, or any comment on a creation you make, in a negative light. But don't let that feeling stop you from creating more! You must either use that feeling to change your work, or change yourself, if you wish to improve.
This advice was told to me a long time ago by someone I don't remember, But whenever I have a nagging feeling about something I'm working on, this is the advice I follow to keep myself going.
I hope this helps and for now I wish you good luck in your endeavors!
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Thanks for the advice and motivation! My worst struggle is probably going to be a quote applied to me: "Every artist is their own worst critic." I'm never satisfied with my work, namely figuring out the rhythm and sentence structure in writing , and it applies to areas outside of my creativity. Considering that I'm in a STEM program for college, I haven't been able to work on an arts class.
Honestly I think that writing is a way for me to balance my life between the sciences and the arts, which I feel is a healthier lifestyle for me. At any rate, I'll keep at it. Best of luck with your story, it feels more original than most of the other stuff you'd find here.