I tried out a new writing style tonight. Usually when I write fiction it's deadly serious and I wanted to try and bring the more whimsical aspect of my personality to it, give it a bit of razzmatazz, make the mundane vernacular shine and sparkle with comic observation and imagination. Clearly I didn't achieve this (lol) but it was my first go so I'm not beating myself up about it; we didn't begin life knowing how to read and write and I don't begin interesting writing by....well, knowing how to do it. Here's a little tip for all you would-be writers out there: Don't show anybody what you're writing. Ever. However much you love them or they love you makes no odds, bruv'. Just don't show 'em. One always want the people one cares about to love everything one creates and, while being perfectly natural, is simply not realistic.
To remain confident in myself I need to keep everything private. For once I think I'm the only person who has real faith in myself where other people don't quite get it (apart from George, as always - She doesn't always get it but continues to hold a pure faith in me which is invaluable). It's usually the other way around!
Also, people (particularly my parents) need to realise that I don't take life as seriously as they do or that they think I do. I do not live in the army, I am not here to serve any of you, I have more important things to worry about than what someone's banal, predictable assumption of life tells them which cupboard to hurriedly stuff things into, or what time of day I complete a promise I made out of the kindness of my POOR, BEATEN heart! *dramatically throws back of hand to forehead*.
Aghem. I'm just having the best day I've ever had. I wish it would last for eternity. I'm also annoyed with myself that I'm debating in my head about whether to post this for fear of people getting unnecessarily offended or not. This is my journal and I can say what i bleedin' well like! :-P
I think it's about time I got my grumpy, bitter little self off to nod-land!
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