Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Thrill
My friend Jade (I'm going to call her that whether she thinks we're friends or not, because she's made of awesome like that) wrote a magnificent post this morning on writing, and I think she did a great job explaining the thrill of writing. Go read it. Now. I'll wait...
So, Jade says the key is in the characters, and I think she's right. I don't think any of us would really struggle to write a book if we didn't fall in love with those new voices that pop into our heads whispering their stories to us in the middle of the night when we're trying to sleep. Don't worry, Jade, that's usually when they find me too. :/
The characters are what make getting out of bed early to write worth it. They're the reason we stay up way too late writing, because we're so utterly enthralled with them that we literally can't walk away or crawl under the covers for fear that we'll lose something great and never get it back or (more than likely) we won't be able to sleep again until we've finished the scene that's itching to be written.
This seems to be a recurring theme in my posts of late, reasons for writing... I'll try to come up with something else to talk about soon. :P Really, I will.
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6 comments:
i totally understand. totally.
great post!
It's hard for me as well to put my finger on the reason behind the THRILL, but I live for it!
Very nice post.
Magnificent! There's a word that's never been linked to me before.
I think you expressed yourself well. Basically, you're as crazy as I am. Right?
I so know that feeling.
When my characters fall flat, I've given up on a book. But when the characters are vibrant and I can't stop thinking about them, I have such a good feeling every time I sit down and write.
I always have trouble explaining why I write too, must be we save all the good words for the page :-) Very pretty blog!
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