The Art of the Short Story

Writing can be such a wonderful experience. We can place ourselves in the middle of someone else's mind and their world. We can be anyone that we choose. A quiet, shy girl could be a serial killer. An older man could be a young teen climbing through the waves of the Pacific Ocean. But the hard part isn't always choosing the story to write, it's actually writing it. The beginning of my story came to me easily, like I knew which words to use, but when it became time for my protagonist, Erica, to return home, her parents sounded fake even after rewriting the conversation. I am happier with it now, after the third (or is it fourth?) time rewriting it. Feel free to read my short story titled, It's Wasn't my Choice.

What To Say

Sometimes, writing your words down is the easiest thing to do. As opposed to face-to-face talk, that is. You can go back and edit what it is that you want to say to make it perfect. You can make sure that it won't offend them, or that they will understand where your coming from. With face-to-face talk, every word exchanged is thought up at the moment. The hard thing is knowing what to say before having the conversation, but then again, how can you know what the other person will say or do? So, I guess if there is a pressing issue that you need to get across, sometimes a letter is the best way.

The World of Words

How do we connect with the world? Well I, for one, generally tend to use facebook (both on the computer and on my cell phone) to talk to and message friends and family. Facebook's pretty great. There's games and quizzes (some are cool) to occupy your time. I love being able to log on and send an e-mail to anyone on my friend list. It's better than the Sympatico e-mail in the sense that almost everyone has facebook.
I don't mind texting people, but remembering to charge my cell is a challenge. I do prefer to talk to people face-to-face or on the phone, but I've got friends and family that don't live anywhere close to me. It's easier to talk to them on facebook.
Communication is changing to digital and I can handle that. But I'd rather have an actual conversation, where you can see the other person's physical responses alonside the verbal.
News is also changing. Sometimes I prefer the print newspaper, but sometimes I prefer the online newspaper. If I'm researching for something, like a school assignment for example, online is easier. I'm already there looking at other websites (generally not 'newspaper' sites) so it's quicker to get my information, but on Saturday morning, the print paper is great. I'm sitting down ready to read. Either way, I love the comic section!
Which ever way you read, it's still a learning experience and it can be a great one!

Perfect Time To Write

Is there ever a perfect time to write? Maybe. In school, you write, but it's not always on a topic that you choose. If you like to write or want to write, just sit down, grab a pen and paper (or computer and keyboard) and just start. Write a sentence about anything and just let your creative juices flow. It's only a first draft- it doesn't have to be perfect, it shouldn't be perfect. So the perfect time to write? Whenever you sit down with nothing else to do.

The First Words

Have you ever gone to start writing, but couldn't find the words, or even the ideas? Have you ever had a fantastic idea, but forgot it by the time you went to go write in down? That's happened to me a lot. Hopefully, with the aid of this blog, we all can start getting rid of the writer's block that slows or stops our writing, and instead create beautiful lines of music for all to read and enjoy.