We go through this rhythm as writers and artists–that of taking in and then purging or rather creating. Reading fiction and also poetry, visiting museums, listening to music–all of these activities are the various wells from which we draw water and replenish our unconscious.
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Identifying our character’s fears is like uncovering the groundswell of what drives her or him to act and speak as she or he does in order to accomplish their larger goals. On another level it’s like discovering why we feel compelled to write.
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Setting out to write a story or novel is one of the most difficult tasks a person can undertake. Several things make the work hard, one of which is uncertainty. We start out at the beginning of a story, thinking we know where we are going, holding some idea of where we’d like to travel.
Writing is exhilarating. Crafting stories holds a rare type of excitement. And yet it can, and often stirs a fair amount of discomfort within the writer. Much of the angst we experience when writing relates to the aspect of revising, choosing the write word and phrasing, re-ordering paragraphs, re-scripting and re-organizing scenes.
Author of “A Man in Transition“, K. L. Belvin, will discuss his poetry. So tune in. Visit K. L. Belvin online!
Radio Show | K. L. Belvin and His Poems Read More »
The word protagonist is rooted in the word agony, pain, and suffering. Protagonist means principal, or leading character. Good stories depict a central character in struggle, usually a fight for her or his life on some level. Memorable stories depict this main character rising above their pain oftentimes by helping others.
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Crafting stories is the perfect opportunity, offers a wonderful experience, to practice egolessness. The words our characters speak, our prose that describes their actions and feelings are but soldiers in the army of our thoughts. How fleeting.
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