tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19010316.post2978089131132604759..comments2024-02-24T04:26:40.372-06:00Comments on Fine Martial Fiber: The Need To WriteBecky Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19010316.post-14653295533341277432011-08-11T11:27:43.894-05:002011-08-11T11:27:43.894-05:00You don't need classes Becky to do creative wr...You don't need classes Becky to do creative writing, you just have to DO IT. You've already got your blog for nonfiction/journal genre<br /><br />Writer's block is not necessarily an issue either, just put the work aside until you get some inspiration, at which time you already have your notebooks to jot in. <br /><br />You don't even have to worry about "where do I start" or "this sucks" because no one has to see your work but you. Just start somewhere, one paragraph or just one sentence at a time. Write what you know and build from there. How does one eat an elephant? <br /><br />Writing fiction is almost easier because you can base it loosely on real life, but edit details or plot based on where you want the story to go, not on how it may have actually happened IRL. The only limits are in the writer's imagination<br /><br />Later on, after you have something written, you can find a professional editor or class to learn the "official" skills and polish up what you've already done <br /><br />And now that e-books are more popular than traditional books, it has never before been easier to get published. All one needs these days to sell their own work is a PDF of it, a Paypal acct, and a blog or website to advertise their book...all for minimal or even zero cost to the writer.<br /><br />I know what I'm talking about. I've got almost 400 pages that I wrote from scratch saved on MS Word; started it back around 2002ish, and pick on it every once in awhile, adding a little here, editing a little there, etc. I've also got quite a nice collection of original haiku too. Both writings are just for my eyes only though (or after I'm dead), so sorry ;)<br /><br />There ya go, you just had your first lesson in Creative Writing 101. No more excuses. :)Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206452971119201011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19010316.post-58240724219026101322011-08-11T07:29:06.434-05:002011-08-11T07:29:06.434-05:00Fiction is always better than reality - well maybe...Fiction is always better than reality - well maybe not. Sometimes those Hollywood writers are just plain silly, but they are able to evoke emotions from their audience - who do not seem to know the reality anyway. It's kind of like war movies. Those of us who are not soldiers do not know the difference in what is real and what is silly. But real soldiers probably scoff at most war movies. I think it's best to only write about what you really know.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.com