Saturday, January 22, 2011
I AM
I am a psychic when I write. I can look into the future and regret the past. I am Death when I write. I know the lifespan of every human being and how one will die. Absolute power trickles from my mind down to my fingertips as they hover anxiously above my blank canvas. Should the sky be blue or green? Should the ocean be home to mermaids or the sky a theater to our world? Will she have blue eyes, green eyes or both? Should the smell of chocolate linger on every street corner? Should the man walking down the alley die from a heart attack…or should the ground open up and swallow him?
We all have absolute power when it comes to writing. But I find that many writers cheat themselves by selling their souls to genres and repetitive plots.
“Well I’m not a horror writer.” One says.
“I’m not a mystery writer,” says another. No you’re not a horror writer, or a mystery writer or a romance writer. You’re a writer! Is this world so wonderful and perfect that you want to duplicate it a thousand times over? Why do writers harness such awesome God given power? We have the ability to the change the world by creating worlds but we are slaves to stereotypes. Many people have heard the saying, “Write what you know.” Well I disagree. Write what you don’t know and introduce it to what you do. We as writers have the most exciting job in the universe! We create escapes from a sometimes weary, ugly world to worlds beyond our wildest dreams. We’re the Sci-fi version of Travelocity. If you’re in the mood for the fast paced city of New York or the fantastical world of The Shire, then pop a squat and crack a book. We give so much to the world why do we settle for anything less than amazing?
So writers break free from the shackles of the mundane and expected and discover the power within. You are chess players. You decide every mood good or bad. You are warriors. You fight for what you believe in through poetry, novels and stanzas. You are guardian Angels. You protect your characters until the end. You are nurturers. You wipe the tears from heavy laden eyes and congratulate good deeds. You are sadist. You inflict pain whenever you please and watch their torment unfold. We, as writers, are gods.
copyright © 2008
I am a psychic when I write. I can look into the future and regret the past. I am Death when I write. I know the lifespan of every human being and how one will die. Absolute power trickles from my mind down to my fingertips as they hover anxiously above my blank canvas. Should the sky be blue or green? Should the ocean be home to mermaids or the sky a theater to our world? Will she have blue eyes, green eyes or both? Should the smell of chocolate linger on every street corner? Should the man walking down the alley die from a heart attack…or should the ground open up and swallow him?
We all have absolute power when it comes to writing. But I find that many writers cheat themselves by selling their souls to genres and repetitive plots.
“Well I’m not a horror writer.” One says.
“I’m not a mystery writer,” says another. No you’re not a horror writer, or a mystery writer or a romance writer. You’re a writer! Is this world so wonderful and perfect that you want to duplicate it a thousand times over? Why do writers harness such awesome God given power? We have the ability to the change the world by creating worlds but we are slaves to stereotypes. Many people have heard the saying, “Write what you know.” Well I disagree. Write what you don’t know and introduce it to what you do. We as writers have the most exciting job in the universe! We create escapes from a sometimes weary, ugly world to worlds beyond our wildest dreams. We’re the Sci-fi version of Travelocity. If you’re in the mood for the fast paced city of New York or the fantastical world of The Shire, then pop a squat and crack a book. We give so much to the world why do we settle for anything less than amazing?
So writers break free from the shackles of the mundane and expected and discover the power within. You are chess players. You decide every mood good or bad. You are warriors. You fight for what you believe in through poetry, novels and stanzas. You are guardian Angels. You protect your characters until the end. You are nurturers. You wipe the tears from heavy laden eyes and congratulate good deeds. You are sadist. You inflict pain whenever you please and watch their torment unfold. We, as writers, are gods.
copyright © 2008
The End, 11:28 AM.