How does writing a story feel like

So it has come to this. A Blog.

Somewhere on the interwebs I read that if you don't have anything to say in response to a statement or accusation, you can just say "So it has come to this." Now I can also gladly say that this sentence works miracles for when you have no idea how to start a blog.

Stories are something that we experience each day -- we listen to our friends tell tales of their lives, we participate in our own stories or write those that we wish we could witness. Writing a story is something special to me -- in a way, it is like reading something for the first time, written in an invisible ink that no one but me can see. So I just re-write what I see so that others may witness it as well.

I rarely plan ahead when writing stories -- on that account, I also don't force myself to write them. Everything happens as my fingers touch the keyboard, and I'm usually clueless as to what will happen next. That is extremely exciting, as I am capable of seeing the story as a reader would -- fresh and unspoiled. On the downside, there is no telling when my characters or events will reach a dead end and will either require swift termination or the saving grace of a Deus Ex Machina.

Proof reading my work also is an interesting task. For all the imagination and smart words I try and use, some of the text causes me to pause and ask myself "How could I use 'and' instead of 'an'"? Seems I am so caught up in the whole action, almost literally being there, that little attention is paid to what actually shows up on the screen. The same applies to this blog as well -- had to fix a few devilish errors here and there.

So how does writing a story feel like? It feels like I am there, floating about, watching the actors play their parts. I try and write down what happens as best as I can and hopefully You, dear reader, are as enchanted by the unfolding events as I am.