Returning Wordslinger...
Sept 9, 2023 20:27:34 GMT -6
Post by HeRoCoMpLeX on Sept 9, 2023 20:27:34 GMT -6
I have a love/hate relationship with writing...
There, I said it.
I've known from a very young age that I wanted to write. I remember it distinctly. I was in 3rd grade, and we were tasked with writing a story about the Easter Bunny that the teacher would then gather up and read aloud to the class. Most of the good little boys and girls in my class wrote sweet stories about eggs, candy, and family.
Not me.
No, no, no, no, no...
Not this kid.
My bunny wasn't a bunny at all. He was a super rabbit crashing through the grass and saving the day. I can't remember all of the story but one line I wrote stands out to me:
"He flew across the field like a crimson comet."
I'm 42 years old and to this day, I'm still proud of my 3rd grade mind for that line. I still remember how it felt when my teacher dropped me a small comment saying that my story was, "very original." I chose to take it as a compliment.
I'm still writing on that high.
Why do I say love/hate relationship? If I'm being honest, I don't hate writing, I hate my head when I'm writing.
(What if it's not good and everyone whose said it is just being nice?)
(It's too much work.)
(You don't have time.)
(That's not original.)
(No one is going to care about that.)
(You'll never make it as a writer.)
It never seems to end.
I'm not so egotistical to think I'm the only one that has these feelings about it, but there it is none the less. It got to me so bad that I stopped writing anything more than an email or text message for a couple of years. Well...more than a couple.
I've come to the realization that I've got to get over it. Why? Because I do love it. I love it so much. I love everything about it. I love reading fiction, I love reading about writing fiction, and I love writing fiction.
Why am I here? A long time ago, I was a member of the Legend Fire community, and I loved it. I have so many fond memories of workshopping stories and participating in this thing where we were all writing a story together. In fact, I came up with one of my favorite characters here. She is even going on to star in her very own novel and she was birthed right here in the LF forums.
Stephen King coined the term "Wordslinger" in his Dark Tower series and I've fallen in love with it. For me, it is the highest praise I can bestow on a fellow writer...
"Hile Wordslinger."
That was what I found here last time you all graciously allowed me to post my humble offerings, a forum full of Wordslingers. I'm hoping you will allow it again.
That being said, here is a bit in the way of introduction:
My name is Dave. I write Sci-Fi and Fantasy fiction. I have actually published once. A literary magazine picked up one of my short stories. I got paid with two free copies of the mag, and as is the case with a lot of budding literary magazines, the publication was discontinued after the debut issue that I had the good fortune to be a part of.
I'm still choosing to take it as a compliment.
I'm looking forward to workshopping with all of you. If you take anything away from my pointless rambling, please take this:
In a world full of Easter Bunny's, be a Super Rabbit...
Thanks for having me
There, I said it.
I've known from a very young age that I wanted to write. I remember it distinctly. I was in 3rd grade, and we were tasked with writing a story about the Easter Bunny that the teacher would then gather up and read aloud to the class. Most of the good little boys and girls in my class wrote sweet stories about eggs, candy, and family.
Not me.
No, no, no, no, no...
Not this kid.
My bunny wasn't a bunny at all. He was a super rabbit crashing through the grass and saving the day. I can't remember all of the story but one line I wrote stands out to me:
"He flew across the field like a crimson comet."
I'm 42 years old and to this day, I'm still proud of my 3rd grade mind for that line. I still remember how it felt when my teacher dropped me a small comment saying that my story was, "very original." I chose to take it as a compliment.
I'm still writing on that high.
Why do I say love/hate relationship? If I'm being honest, I don't hate writing, I hate my head when I'm writing.
(What if it's not good and everyone whose said it is just being nice?)
(It's too much work.)
(You don't have time.)
(That's not original.)
(No one is going to care about that.)
(You'll never make it as a writer.)
It never seems to end.
I'm not so egotistical to think I'm the only one that has these feelings about it, but there it is none the less. It got to me so bad that I stopped writing anything more than an email or text message for a couple of years. Well...more than a couple.
I've come to the realization that I've got to get over it. Why? Because I do love it. I love it so much. I love everything about it. I love reading fiction, I love reading about writing fiction, and I love writing fiction.
Why am I here? A long time ago, I was a member of the Legend Fire community, and I loved it. I have so many fond memories of workshopping stories and participating in this thing where we were all writing a story together. In fact, I came up with one of my favorite characters here. She is even going on to star in her very own novel and she was birthed right here in the LF forums.
Stephen King coined the term "Wordslinger" in his Dark Tower series and I've fallen in love with it. For me, it is the highest praise I can bestow on a fellow writer...
"Hile Wordslinger."
That was what I found here last time you all graciously allowed me to post my humble offerings, a forum full of Wordslingers. I'm hoping you will allow it again.
That being said, here is a bit in the way of introduction:
My name is Dave. I write Sci-Fi and Fantasy fiction. I have actually published once. A literary magazine picked up one of my short stories. I got paid with two free copies of the mag, and as is the case with a lot of budding literary magazines, the publication was discontinued after the debut issue that I had the good fortune to be a part of.
I'm still choosing to take it as a compliment.
I'm looking forward to workshopping with all of you. If you take anything away from my pointless rambling, please take this:
In a world full of Easter Bunny's, be a Super Rabbit...
Thanks for having me
