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::What are your writing goals?:: // and other stuff
11 years ago
Dare I say that I exude this apparently baffling and bluntly shaped query as nothing but a curiosity question and an informal form of analysis as I am curious to hear what do you, my dearest monsieurs and madames, connoisseurs of the ink and paper, strive to achieve when you are writing your undoubtedly honey-coated, exquisite and overtly finespun, artistic and literary manifestations?
Indeed, what do you hope to achieve when you write? Or what are your goals? What hills do you plan to conquer and what purpose do you have contoured in your head, besides the one of expressing your thoughts and pleasing whatever reader may lay its eyes upon your work?
As an example ( so I can properly elaborate what I wanted to mean with my question), some individuals, when they erect something from the depths of their minds and place it on the paper, ( or pdf document for the more... technologically capable [ this also begs another inquiry I will tackle you with shortly... ] ) they aim to surprise, first and foremost.
They aim to surprise by engulfing the reader with an aura of suspicions and obscurantism that will, in the end, reveal something unexpected to him. They also wish to dabble in the controversial. They struggle to baffle and sicken the reader in such a way that he will appreciate what they do, thanks to the reason that they dared provide him with a controversial manifestation of an alien idea. They personally wish to achieve the embrace of originality and the avantgarde, by weaving the unexpected.
I happen to be one of those and this is exactly the reason why I personally prefer obscurantism, and to employ mellifluousness and accentuate the apparently trivial. I like subtlety. I also strive for metaphors and puzzles subtly yet harmoniously put inside my works, metaphors and puzzles that will reward you with peculiar and pulchritudinous ideas, messages and references.
In the end, I strive to craft a verbose labyrinthine. A labyrinth of words.
But I digress, I never aimed to be the epicenter of this journal, forgive my insidious derail of this journal.
What do you, dearest writers and poets, strive to achieve with your literary works? This is an innocent curiosity I would very much appreciate if you were so kind as to satiate it.
It is of great and personal interest to me to know what are your goals, besides providing the community with magnificently labored and elaborated tunnels and funnels of words and sentences which are roads for your exquisite ideas.
Furthermore, as I may have noted in the [ ] above, I wanted to ask you: which of you still use paper and ink ( or pencil ) to write your stories and ideas? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of using paper and ink over the computer and vice-versa?
And to end with a Post Scriptum:
The idea of a contest is in continuous elaboration and deliberation. Me and
xSini are contriving ideas to provide for a great experience and greater opportunity for all of you. But my question is: Which of you would be interested in a literary contest?
That would cover all I wanted to share with you today. My utmost sincere appreciation for the support you grant to the group and other writers around here. Through you, fellow literary artists, the writers and poets of FA will receive the merit, support and encouragement they deserve.
Have a good day,
ed-
Indeed, what do you hope to achieve when you write? Or what are your goals? What hills do you plan to conquer and what purpose do you have contoured in your head, besides the one of expressing your thoughts and pleasing whatever reader may lay its eyes upon your work?
As an example ( so I can properly elaborate what I wanted to mean with my question), some individuals, when they erect something from the depths of their minds and place it on the paper, ( or pdf document for the more... technologically capable [ this also begs another inquiry I will tackle you with shortly... ] ) they aim to surprise, first and foremost.
They aim to surprise by engulfing the reader with an aura of suspicions and obscurantism that will, in the end, reveal something unexpected to him. They also wish to dabble in the controversial. They struggle to baffle and sicken the reader in such a way that he will appreciate what they do, thanks to the reason that they dared provide him with a controversial manifestation of an alien idea. They personally wish to achieve the embrace of originality and the avantgarde, by weaving the unexpected.
I happen to be one of those and this is exactly the reason why I personally prefer obscurantism, and to employ mellifluousness and accentuate the apparently trivial. I like subtlety. I also strive for metaphors and puzzles subtly yet harmoniously put inside my works, metaphors and puzzles that will reward you with peculiar and pulchritudinous ideas, messages and references.
In the end, I strive to craft a verbose labyrinthine. A labyrinth of words.
But I digress, I never aimed to be the epicenter of this journal, forgive my insidious derail of this journal.
What do you, dearest writers and poets, strive to achieve with your literary works? This is an innocent curiosity I would very much appreciate if you were so kind as to satiate it.
It is of great and personal interest to me to know what are your goals, besides providing the community with magnificently labored and elaborated tunnels and funnels of words and sentences which are roads for your exquisite ideas.
Furthermore, as I may have noted in the [ ] above, I wanted to ask you: which of you still use paper and ink ( or pencil ) to write your stories and ideas? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of using paper and ink over the computer and vice-versa?
And to end with a Post Scriptum:
The idea of a contest is in continuous elaboration and deliberation. Me and
xSini are contriving ideas to provide for a great experience and greater opportunity for all of you. But my question is: Which of you would be interested in a literary contest? That would cover all I wanted to share with you today. My utmost sincere appreciation for the support you grant to the group and other writers around here. Through you, fellow literary artists, the writers and poets of FA will receive the merit, support and encouragement they deserve.
Have a good day,
ed-
-Sini
In my opinion, it works great in fantasy novels where you are the architect of your own, original world and you build it from zero.
Very rewarding experience, I gather, right?
Do you happen to get inspired out of any books or novels when taking this idea into consideration? Or... are there any books or writing works you like which exploit this idea? I'd be curious to know.
But yes, the goal of creating a world through writing is certainly interesting.
~Ed
Whatever I write, it usually starts with an emotion, wich I let grow in to thoughts, plans, and more complex ideas. Basically: I daydream a lot, and use what i come up with there.
I also read a lot. This does give me ideas, but I have a great dislike towards using things others already did. So when I read something, I make sure to come up with my own version to it, and stay as original as i can.
To mention an example to this: I already have a world under construction, but I plan to give it much time. One of the places in that world was inspired by the dry, lifeless plowed land behind our backyard. I have been honing the idea for a long time now, but it all started while i was doing gardenwork.
The main charahcter is the best example to emotion based Ideas. He started out as a mix of hatred and loneliness. Nothing more. then I formed a charachter from these, and honed the idea further.
Other things i use in writing is meditation and music. These have very great power. If you can clear your mind from the noise, and control what you allow back in, you can make the process of imagination more efficent.
I also like to create races, mainly because i think the Golden Trio of Elves, Humans, and Dwarves is just laziness. :P
Well, I think that'd be it :)
I'm very thankful for your interest :3 Have a nice day.
By developing these characters I develop myself.
-Sini
-Sini
Despite my tangent about rules not always being necessary, it is a satisfactory feeling, knowing you know how to play the game - instead of throwing a football that'll bounce back to you against a wall every day. Creativity and technicality should be kept at a balance. The fun part is that ... this balance is very different depending on the writer and how they are comfortable writing =)
-Sini
-Sini
Creativity of any type is a form of selfless narcism (if such an oxymoronic phrase doesn't befuddle the meaning intended); we want to create (paraphrasing mildly), "not because [it] is easy, but because [it is] hard."
Why am I comparing a lunar-slanted speech by JFK to writing? I guess the inherent captivation of both. Writing, the exploration of mind, soul, or whatever physical or theological bent you happen to buy into, bears little perceivable "tangible" value, at least in itself. Self exploration requires a vast expenditure of effort, concentration, focus, creativity, acquired skill application and general dedication. Loathe to use a cliche, but if I had to assign one to writing, it'd be "character building".
Oh, and it's all rather fun too - otherwise, well, what's the purpose?
Entertainment is very big in my life. It can change lives. It can make us see things in a whole new light. I'm an entertainer and I love my friends and watchers very much.
That is an awesome feat, exquisite dare I say. It is also a big plus as not only you offer ideas and paragraphs that entertain the reader, but you also make something which is directly proactive ( all reading is proactive in a certain, peculiar mannerism, dare I say, considering how you enrich your mind by doing it ) but this is more direct and practical.
Though, dare I inquire, what parts of the human condition do you explore, most often?
Human condition may not be, but perceptions of the human condition certainly are subjective ( most of the times ) and when making such descriptions, people most often cling to a few certain, narrowed down, ideas which are more convenient to them. ( ex: the mysanthropes ). In my opinion, it's a bit of a... jest, a mistake if you cling to one part of the entire thing as not taking into consideration both the good and the bad, the integral entirety of it, you lose its essence.
And I agree with what you say about entertainment. It is a primal craving, after all. It's what prevents us from becoming soulless automatons.
~Ed
or just write stuff I think is cool and have people like them.
I don't write on paper, mostly due to laziness and deplorable handwriting.
Also, this idea of a contest intrigues me, for presents the inherent presence of glorious revelation in triumph and the abysmal grips of crushing defeat.
I prefer the former, but if my illustrative destruction would allow another to rise and embrace the grossly incandescent warmth of the sun, without fear of lunging headfirst into a depthless sea of failure and obscurity, so be it.
-Tycho
"Because I enjoy it" is a fine reason by itself.
i have ulterior motives and goals - i'd like to get something of mine into print one day and i wouldn't mind making a living out of the craft itself, but i'm in no particular hurry and i rather like the idea that some of my more modern work could be used by others to shape their own stories. [i've become an adherent of releasing my works as creative commons pieces so that people who want to build on them may do so without fear.]
from a personal perspective, a lot of the time, i'm sharing my philosophical insights when i write bigger pieces - or ideas about life in general - and i hope this sort of thing resonates with my audience and that they find something worthwhile in what i write that makes them think.
as i'm getting older, i'm beginning to write what i think of as more "pastoral" work. i rather like the idea of, for example, stories where there is no "true antagonist" and no "true violence or anger." just illumination of the spirit and the idea that everything is worth loving to some degree or other. [i'm somewhat druidic in outlook :)]
pps: i generally do all my writing on a computer, now. it's been...twenty? or so? years since i wrote with pen and paper. once i realized the possibility of endlessly editing without scratching out and that everything would be neat and beautiful after, i gave up on pen and paper.
the end results are almost always .pdf files - in the modern era - because they preserve font choices and because /most/ of the people i deal with have a .pdf reader of some persuasion.
Also I do write on paper sometimes but have no particular preference either way.
Besides that, I write because I want to share the worlds I create.
There are many small reasons that I write, but those are the most important.
I use pen and paper to organise my ideas because I find it easier to do, for whatever reason. It just feels more natural.
The writing of the prose happens on a computer because I can type faster than I can write, with the added bonus of typed words being more legible than my written words.
Dare I say I commend you for honouring the deeds of those that lived before by making use of the privileges they fought so hard for so that you may use them. Unfortunately today, not many dare to make use of this privilege anymore, making it seem as if the martyrs of the past fought in vain for them. Quite pitiful if I dare say.
I agree with you about the pen and paper. I also find them more convenient and comfortable at times despite I do not use them. With a pen and paper you can write ANYWHERE and therefore, you won't experience the fear of losing your ideas, while in order to write on the computer, you need to arrive back home, and while you do so, you might forget the ideas you contrived.
Happened to me sadly. Aw, the lamentations I had to bear...
And I, once again, concur with you on the legibility subject. I've been told quite a lot of times that my writing is... abhorrent, and I dare not claim otherwise.
~Ed
V.
I want to see people happy and to love my stories, to love the hard work I put into them. I want my stories to become so great that they could change the world.
I know that sounds impossible, but even if its a little bit that would just prove that I left a mark on the world. It would prove that I did something amazing.