I don’t have a problem writing non-fiction, but fiction is difficult for me. Really really. I’m not quite sure why. I think I’ll blame the Great Red Spot, because I don’t think it gets blamed for enough stuff.
I thought I’d put a link up to 1200 words of fiction that I wrote. I don’t think it sucks, and I hope to actually make a story from it. Hopefully someday I’ll figure out what it is about fiction that kicks my butt so.
Here’s mine: http://derosia.com/phlog/post.php?post_id=901
Take your medicine!
Wouldn’t it be weird if you could only get inspired to write really good fiction by doing something extreme? I could just picture someone typing on a laptop while parachuting.
Or screaming ideas into a recorder while running from a bull stamped.
Maybe I should just think of fiction as lying my arse off. I’m pretty good at that…
You started out pretty well last November before you got sick. What you need is a proper online cheering squad.
Gimme an S. Gimme an H. Gimme an A. Gimme a W. Gimme an N.
What’s that spell? Shawn!
Like that MWT?
*hands Nathan a megaphone*
*waves pom poms*
Shawn, Shawn, he’s our man!
If he can’t write it, no one can!
Shawn,
Maybe try something smaller first? Of course some people don’t do well writing short fiction, but I find it a good exercise.
What I’ll do most often is take something I see, and then make up an explanation about it.
Like this: http://klishis.com/notreally/archives/932
I’ll also do the same thing for dreams. Take a snippet of a dream and build a small story to explain it. Like this: http://klishis.com/writing/stairs.html
Sometimes they’re good, sometimes, they’re not, but I find the process very helpful for learning how to write dialog and describe a scene.
Poo!
I’ve been moderated!
That’s what I get for pimping my own writing!
Shawn – you definitely have some good parts there… and short fiction is just fine as a place to start, although as I understand it the market is kind of tough.
I like your buildup of suspense, your setting and the sense of mystery. Keep writing!