An intolerable itch. I would never say that I enjoy writing...but I will say that I enjoy the artful way to describe and relay things. There is just nothing like it. I believe that words fail at describing the bigger...the artful...the great. In fact, in my opinion, words lack the ability to truly express the depth and artful. This is why metaphors, imagery, symbolism and art are the language of the unconscious...of the deep. I also believe this is why Khalil Gibran said something along the lines of "all our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind."
I try to write this way. I try to think this way. I try to feel this way. More than what I see, I have to continually remind myself to feel. To engage my feeling muscle in order to experience the deeper.
Lately, I've not written very much on my blog as my mind has been distracted. In fact, so very distracted by a new project that all my creative juices and thoughts go into ideas and emotions related to a story I'm writing. Funny how that works. I know that some of you have asked why I haven't been writing any original stuff but it's because of this very reason. I'm writing a novel. The idea came to me a few months ago and I find it extremely difficult to focus on other writing because for whatever reason, any thoughts or ideas that come to me are related to the novel.
Why write a novel? I have no freakin' idea. None.
I mean I'm not expecting it to be a bestseller or even be sold commercially. All I know is that I have this idea for a story. Perhaps it's been done already. In fact, over and over again. In the end, I don't care. All I know is that I want to write this story that I cannot get out of my head.
All I can think about is a few of my characters and their lives. A couple of them I hate and others I love. I hear that's part of the process. With that being said, I will make sure to try and post some creative writing here but forgive me for the delay. I don't expect the novel to take years...no way.
Continue emailing me, I love the contact. Feel free to cheer me on...that's always nice to. or...feel free to simply say "hi" even if we've never met.
Thank you readers.