I stumbled upon a few things in the past couple of weeks that have inspired me quite a bit to just get down to work and write. I was, for a long time, worried that I was running in circles with my writing. I feared that my voice wasn't developed, I didn't have enough creativity or individuality, and I was terrified that I had nowhere to go.
I don’t always read esoteric and abstract works all the time. In fact, occasionally, I read for pleasure, though it would seem hard to believe when my posts on here seem to suggest that I only read to learn.
In this Imitation Game, I have a new author in my scopes, a more modern one even. He has recently (by which I mean just that he's still alive) risen into popularity with his incredibly popular work entitled American Gods. Some of you have probably caught onto who I’m talking about. If you haven’t, don’t worry. The master of narrative, Neil Gaiman, is the focus of this week’s investigation. If you’ve read a little from me before this, you’ll have probably noticed that I tend to focus heavily upon style. I meticulously go back over all my writing to ensure that there is flow, that the whole reads in a nice and coherent way. Granted, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t complex sentences that are a little confusing time and again, but on the whole I try to make everything read in my voice. That being said, where I struggle the most is in developing something that is compelling (story-wise) and driven by the character rather than the narrator. In this piece -- that is anything but original -- was made in an attempt to better my storytelling. If you’ve ever read any Gaiman, you’ll know how enormous the shoes are that I have set myself up to fill. And on top of that, he has a healthy smattering of his own style. I respect him greatly. But if we never try, we’ll never know. So without further ado, here is my attempt crafting a good, narrative driven story. So in a continued digression from my main topic, namely that of the imitation game, I have another introduction to a piece I've been working on. I wrote this a few weeks ago after glancing quickly upon a quote from Keirkegaard that left me with a strangely compelling inspiration. This is only the first part, but I've put it through my first round of editing and I feel a little better about it than I do of the last piece I posted.
I recently read an article about how to write fiction in a compelling manner, and I've taken some of it's advice in the construction of this introduction. I have left a link to it at the bottom of this post if any of you find yourselves interested. It's a very compelling piece, and I think any young or newly budding writer will find something intruiging in it. I hope you enjoy my piece and the blog post I linked! This is the beginning of a short story I started working on randomly this past week, I like the way it's starting but I can't be sure if it's any good so I thought I should put it up on here. It's a start, I suppose. Anyway, here it is. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
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Eric FoxWhen I'm not writing or reading, you can find me playing games or in an existential crisis. When I'm not doing those, I'm probably checking my email, so don't hesitate to reach out. ArchivesCategories
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