This is the 250th article in this blog stream, a number I never imagined achieving when I started a few years ago. My original idea was to put down my thoughts on the process of writing in hopes that by doing so I could determine the science behind whatever I did when I write a story. Little did I know that it would soon turn into a litany on the misery of being a short fiction writer struggling to have a voice in the SF genre. On that last point, I hope that by expressing my frustrations I gave voice to those of you facing similar struggles.
To this day I have not achieved my original purpose. Instead I've wandered all over the territory, talking about whatever came to mind as I struggled with one demon or another as I fought to put words to thought and thought to paper. To this day I still do not have a clue.
In fact, I've come to realize that I've done more erasing than creating. I am continually modifying a word, a phrase, a paragraph or a scene to express some element of an emerging plot. Too often that plot morphs as the words tumble forth. I've often said that I always set out knowing the end, but the ending is never what I intended at the outset.
Puzzling.
Some articles have had huge responses and others that I thought significant passed without apparent impact. Some have been banal, a few funny, and others dead serious but overall they have been an honest reflection of my thoughts. For those of you who follow this blog I promise to continue in the same vein and for those occasional visitors I hope you enjoy paging through some of the most popular ones.
#SFWApro
To this day I have not achieved my original purpose. Instead I've wandered all over the territory, talking about whatever came to mind as I struggled with one demon or another as I fought to put words to thought and thought to paper. To this day I still do not have a clue.
In fact, I've come to realize that I've done more erasing than creating. I am continually modifying a word, a phrase, a paragraph or a scene to express some element of an emerging plot. Too often that plot morphs as the words tumble forth. I've often said that I always set out knowing the end, but the ending is never what I intended at the outset.
Puzzling.
Some articles have had huge responses and others that I thought significant passed without apparent impact. Some have been banal, a few funny, and others dead serious but overall they have been an honest reflection of my thoughts. For those of you who follow this blog I promise to continue in the same vein and for those occasional visitors I hope you enjoy paging through some of the most popular ones.
#SFWApro
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