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Write from the Heart
Aug. 26th, 2010 10:09 pmI haven't been writing or posting new story stuff for a while now. But from time to time I still get reviews for certain stories. I do intend to finish them, but my heart's still not in it yet.
I've noticed that it's the stories I've poured my heart and bits of my soul into are the ones that stand out to people. I'm constantly surprised that a short piece I wrote in under an hour without editing became a quick, minor blip on the radar but another story I wrote with more forethought wasn't. So I asked myself -- what made them different?
The story with the most attention was written as a catharsis for my broken heart. I didn't even plan to share it, I just flooded the page with my words -- all the lingering, longing, and liberation. The other plotted story was far too cerebral, too much information and not enough activity.
There's a story I've been avoiding lately, The Aerie Trilogy. I write when I have a very distant point I'm plowing towards, and that's my motivation. I'm not sure how to explain it, but when I write a story, I'm usually leagues ahead of myself in terms of what I want to happen. I just have these random things I want to see happen, and somehow I find a way to link them together and that becomes the plot.
The Aerie Trilogy is the one story that I still have on my mind at regular intervals. It's not as consuming as some other stories, however I think I'll try writing it to see where it goes. It was stalled a few years ago, maybe this time will be different.
I want to write with my heart in it. Not just to write. As cheesy as it sounds, I want my stories to shine like they did before.
I've noticed that it's the stories I've poured my heart and bits of my soul into are the ones that stand out to people. I'm constantly surprised that a short piece I wrote in under an hour without editing became a quick, minor blip on the radar but another story I wrote with more forethought wasn't. So I asked myself -- what made them different?
The story with the most attention was written as a catharsis for my broken heart. I didn't even plan to share it, I just flooded the page with my words -- all the lingering, longing, and liberation. The other plotted story was far too cerebral, too much information and not enough activity.
There's a story I've been avoiding lately, The Aerie Trilogy. I write when I have a very distant point I'm plowing towards, and that's my motivation. I'm not sure how to explain it, but when I write a story, I'm usually leagues ahead of myself in terms of what I want to happen. I just have these random things I want to see happen, and somehow I find a way to link them together and that becomes the plot.
The Aerie Trilogy is the one story that I still have on my mind at regular intervals. It's not as consuming as some other stories, however I think I'll try writing it to see where it goes. It was stalled a few years ago, maybe this time will be different.
I want to write with my heart in it. Not just to write. As cheesy as it sounds, I want my stories to shine like they did before.