Writing Aspirations
Every writer’s desire for their books and stories
If you’re a writer, you’ve no doubt had aspirations for what you wanted your writing to achieve in both your life and the lives of your readers. As you read this post, why not revisit and recollect your writing aspirations while I consider mine in my journal?
Gleaned from my light blue waterlogged Mead journal on May 12, 2006
Writing for the Sake of Writing
You don’t realize how hard it is to write without constantly telling how your life is going or what kind of day you’ve had. It’s hard to confine this notebook to just writing (fiction) instead of journaling. I guess it’ll help me develop a new direction in my writing ability. Sure, anybody can put down how their day went, piece of cake. But to write for the sake of writing and for the sake of developing your craft and finding your particular talent, gifts, or style—that takes real effort.
I know for a fact now through experience that the more you write, the more you want to write. You almost feel naked if you don’t return to the ol’ pen and paper after a few days. Even if there’s nothing to say, you still want to come back to it because it’s yours.
The more you write, the more you want to write.
I hope that will help me when—not if—I return to writing my novel. The more involved I get in my characters’ lives, the more I’ll want to see for myself how their lives will end up. That’s the way it should be, I think. After all, I am my novel’s first reader. And if I don’t show an interest in my characters’ lives, how can I expect others to be interested?
The more involved you get in your characters’ lives, the more you’ll want to see for yourself how their lives will end up. That’s the way it should be, I think. After all, you are your novel’s first reader.
One Big Mess
I want my book to be like the books on my bookshelf, which all have at least one thing in common: the main thing, namely, they’re worth reading more than just once or twice. Granted, not all of the books may be worth reading again because some of them were given to me, and some I’ve never read, but a really good book—no, a great book—is one I like to read over and over again because of the compelling story and compelling characters.
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