jowhite30: Creating short introductions whilst trying my best to impress & appear witty is not my forte. I have always had a live (& I'd like to think somewhat of a gift) for writing. I'm my own harshest critic & this holds me back from trying to achieve my dream which is to complete a novel. Even if it wasn't liked or published I would be satisfied that I had tried. Poems can come easily to me when there is unanticipated inspiration or I am given a random subject by friends. Unfortunately I feel that I write my best when I am depressed, anxious, repressed drunk, lost, confused or angry. I don't write enough these days. My biggest struggle is feeling that it's pointless to write a novel, a poem, a short story or a philosophical essay because it has likely been done before. I am unique & non conformist. Therefore it is in my nature to strive to create something new. Something unexpected. I don't want to create something that is similar to anything else with a slightly different twist. As the years turn into decades & decades into centuries of historical literature; the harder it is to compete with the ever growing pile of new ideas & best sellers. |
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