As the title suggests, my blog for
this week targets those writers who fear ridicule or criticism for what they
want to write (or publish). It was this week when I had a friend, give me their
reasons why they don’t write seriously despite having some, frankly, great
ideas that I’d love to read personally. Their reason being that they feared
ridicule for the plot; well what am I supposed to say? I have written, and am
probably publishing a book that will offend and be criticised by thousands
despite my good intentions to gender equality and neutralisation of religion,
it’s a simple theory which I put forth, with many, more complicated ones within
making up the story, but this is a quick read blog, for a deeper discussion
leave a comment below.
I
would like to say to the world, particularly to anyone out there who can write,
wants to, but cannot find the courage to do so; that the world you create on a
page, so long as you justify everything in its context you cannot be ridiculed.
That is to say, you can’t be criticised critically, of course there will be
many who will make you a dart board for their opinions, as I expect and relish
with my own work. I direct you, reader, to my post on fantasy writing, and the
words of Terry Pratchett, one of many sources of wisdom for my work. All is
fair in writing, so long as it has purpose and reason, that one is one of mine.
I
would like to, if I may, encourage writers to plan their works before writing,
I remember many years ago now, meeting a Scottish amateur horror, writer, whose
method it was to write with no plan; I’m all for streams of consciousness and
letting your imagination guide you, but this leaves a lot of room for plot
holes and means a lot of needless editing later on. For me it’s best to get
emotional as you plan and detach yourself in either the second editing or final
editing phase, to be kind to your editor in principle.
For
me and many who were born to write, the act is therapeutic; and act of
completing one’s self, some of us were never meant to write and publish, those
who do deserve saluting. It takes a lot of courage to subject yourself to the
ravages of the critics and the world alike. Personally, I admire those who came
before me and aspire to be as good as those who write better than me now and in
the future. We all are born with a story, but not everyone has the ability to
write it themselves. We have enough poets and writers, but that does not mean
those who want it enough can’t find their place where there was thought to be
none. It’s all uncharted waters in a continuum where nothing is original. So
write, and find that missing part of yourselves on the blank page.
That will do for today. Now get to
your desks, to your favourite armchair, or find a spot where you aren’t too
squeezed and can have enough light to see the page and write/read good people.
Until next time, read, write, live.
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