i had a lot of fun writing that post yesterday. i had never tried to do anything like that before and to be honest i wasn't sure i could even pull it off. the bloke and i have had many a conversation about writing and we both have conflicting opinions of my abilities.
those who truly know me, will not be surprised to hear that the bloke has a higher opinion of my writing than i do. he was the reason why i even gave the fan fiction style a shot. i will admit that i was pretty proud of how it turned out. it felt to me like it fit... like it could have been between the covers of a j.d. robb novel.
now i know that there were mistakes, grammar, spelling and punctuation. so i took another shot editing it today. i hope that i fixed where i erred but i fear i might have fixed the parts that weren't broken.
there is a school of thought that fan fiction isn't really writing, since you are essentially borrowing established characters. fan fiction likely exists due to the long wait time between novels. as i understand it, most authors are aware of the fandoms and for the most part are flattered. but there are others who are not amused and have the stories taken down.
my older brother is also a fan of the series and i hope to get my tale to a point where it is a lot closer to perfect. i then want to get him to read it and see how close he thinks it is... after i get his opinion then i will cop to having written it.
guess that means i am poking my head even further out of my writing shell
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The more you write, the more you'll feel like coming out of that writer's shell. It's a wonderful thing.
One of my favourite authors is Ken Follett. I recently read a book he'd written about twenty years ago entitled "Night Over Water." Parts of it were great -- other parts SUCKED!! Overall, the writing was so amateurish compared to what he writes now.
Same with me. I read stuff that I wrote years ago and it gives me a severe case of the cringie-willies. Who WAS that dumb-arse who put those infantile words down on paper???
The point is -- there are only a couple of ways to improve one's writing: getting words down on paper/computer screen as much as possible. And read the writing of others to see what works and what doesn't.
I'm happy to be part of your Authorial Awakening (AA). Because your AA inspires me!
And it makes me smeyes*.
The Bloke
* Finger poised over Lawyer Speed-Dial on phone, in anticipation of Tyra Banks' imminent lawsuit.
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