EXERCISE: Why do you love...
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writercisesOriginal Posting Dec. 14, 2017
Over here, http://www.writingexcuses.com/2017/12/10/12-50-form-and-function/ the Writing Excuses crew tackled how form influences function, or at least, how media influences story. Then, towards the end of the podcast, they added a bonus section. Pretty simple, really. They asked each of the four panel members -- Mary, Wesley, Mary Anne, and Brandon -- to answer the question "Why do I love writing stories?" with a first-person discussion.
Their answers? Well, you can listen to the podcast, or read the transcript. Briefly, they said, "[Mary] It allows me to tilt the world on its side and see what's underneath, and the act of communicating that understanding makes me a better person. [Wesley] It allows me to be somebody I know I can't be in real life. I can be the hero, I can become a better person. [Mary Anne] Stories let me explore taboos, let me process things and say things that I can't any other way. [Brandon] Stories are the closest I can get to magic in real life. I can imagine something, and engage in telepathy with my readers!"
So, how does that make an exercise for us? Well, it seems to me that you might take that challenge -- answer the question, "Why do I love writing stories?" Doesn't have to be a long answer, but it should be a heartfelt answer, if you'll let me push you towards self-examination and reflection a bit.
Who knows, maybe you'll even feel like sharing that glimpse, that moment of looking into the writer's mirror and thinking about just why do I love doing this, with the rest of us?
Write?
Over here, http://www.writingexcuses.com/2017/12/10/12-50-form-and-function/ the Writing Excuses crew tackled how form influences function, or at least, how media influences story. Then, towards the end of the podcast, they added a bonus section. Pretty simple, really. They asked each of the four panel members -- Mary, Wesley, Mary Anne, and Brandon -- to answer the question "Why do I love writing stories?" with a first-person discussion.
Their answers? Well, you can listen to the podcast, or read the transcript. Briefly, they said, "[Mary] It allows me to tilt the world on its side and see what's underneath, and the act of communicating that understanding makes me a better person. [Wesley] It allows me to be somebody I know I can't be in real life. I can be the hero, I can become a better person. [Mary Anne] Stories let me explore taboos, let me process things and say things that I can't any other way. [Brandon] Stories are the closest I can get to magic in real life. I can imagine something, and engage in telepathy with my readers!"
So, how does that make an exercise for us? Well, it seems to me that you might take that challenge -- answer the question, "Why do I love writing stories?" Doesn't have to be a long answer, but it should be a heartfelt answer, if you'll let me push you towards self-examination and reflection a bit.
Who knows, maybe you'll even feel like sharing that glimpse, that moment of looking into the writer's mirror and thinking about just why do I love doing this, with the rest of us?
Write?