"If I have something to
say, once I say it, will I be out of things to say or will I have something
else to say?"
Does this scare you?
I really never thought about
this in terms of fear… but yes, actually it does scare me, not like Friday the
13th type of scare, but I know that one of the things I need to work
on in my writing is to be more descriptive. For instance, my first instinct
would be to write something like, “he opened the door and walked inside”. But
what I really should say is something like, “He walked slowly over to the door,
not knowing what was going to be on the other side, cautiously, he reached out,
gently grasped and twisted the doorknob in his hand. Hearing the click of the
lock, he pushed it open and stepped inside.” I think that sets a much better mood and
setting. So it’s not as much that I will
run out of things to say but that I won’t effectively say it. The run out of
things to say comment was more for dramatic effect.
"can I write well enough
that someone else would pay to read it?"
Does this scare you?
Yes, kind of, I worry that I
don’t write well, as for the payment part, I am 15 so I am not as worried about
that….
"Please don’t tell him
that he had an influence on me, I will never hear the end of it."
Why does this bother you?
I have actually gone out of
my way to be different from my brother.
Despite this, I really respect and like him. Most of the STAC kids knew
him, and I prefer not to be compared to him, because we are different people,
with different interests and strengths. I respect his opinion on shows and stuff but
he would torture me, with the big brother stuff .
"I find myself laughing
at something hours or even days later. "
Why does this happen to you?
Why is the show connecting with you, beyond the humor?
As I said in the blog, I love
the random and unexpected. I really find this type of humor very funny. In one episode of Community, the character Abed wearing a
Dracula cape runs into the cafeteria where one of his friends is sitting. He
knocks over his drink and runs off. Instead of the friend going crazy at this,
he just yells, “the show is going to last 3 weeks” to which Abed responds, “six
seasons and a movie” this is a recurring theme on the show and the randomness unanticipated
response is hysterical to me. I will go
around during the day and response to any question is “six seasons and a
movie”. If you google “six seasons and a movie” you will see the video. Not
great art but very funny to me. The
meaning of life is “six seasons and a movie”, and 42.
My questions aren't
rhetorical.
Hmmm or are they…………..
“He walked slowly over to the door, not knowing what was going to be on the other side, cautiously, he reached out, gently grasped and twisted the doorknob in his hand. Hearing the click of the lock, he pushed it open and stepped inside.”
ReplyDeleteThis is not better.
"I love the random and unexpected. I really find this type of humor very funny."
Got it. Why do you love the random and unexpected? And do you see why loving the random and unexpected also cancels out the sort of descriptive writing you did above that I said is not better?
Here is a test/problem. This is the sentence you wrote before you wreaked it by adding all that extra stuff: “he opened the door and walked inside”
Ok, now rewrite that sentence such that you HINT at all the extra stuff - HINT at it - and don't add more that 3 words to the original sentence.
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