Yeah. I suck.Ok I am planning to take better pictures tonight but I just wanted to put these up here to stand as proof that I do indeed suck at taking a picture. Granted it was 6 in the AM, right before trundling off to work and using a camera phone on a dog who did not want to be where he was at that moment.
but still….
It was 3 long minutes with many variations of
“holdstill,perfect,clickDAMMITT”
“comehere,lookoverhere,clickDAMMITT”
Dog now believes his name is Dammitt.
Yeah I do weddings too.
Like almost everyone else in the world, I have always wanted to write a book. I have had a really superb story in my head for the past 20 years or so.
Basically, 2 warring alien races overtake the earth and manipulate the humans for their own battling armies
The only problem is (and it is truly a big one) I cannot tell a story. I am not a storyteller. Just don’t have that talent.
I try to tell a joke and it ends up sounding as if I am reciting a recipe.
I watch these spectacular movies in my head of my book. The dialogue is flowing; the characters are deep and fleshed out.
However
When I go to write down what I just saw it comes out looking like an accountant with OCD wrote his shopping list.
I haven’t given up though.
I will get this out of my head.
Oh speaking of reading...
Have you read or listened to “The story of Edgar Sawtelle”?
If not, I fully recommend it.
I am also reading,
I guess you would call it the memoirs, of Steve King. It's called “Stephen King on writing. I have always loved “behind the scene” stuff. I won’t even buy a DVD unless it has extras or at least a good commentary.
In addition, I am also reading his latest compilation of short stories.
So far, the former is way more interesting then the latter.
Anyway
I will be back later.
ok, Dammit is the cutest dog ever, despite the blur. i feel your pain, it's hard to get a shot of my kittie.
ReplyDeletei'm not a good story tell either. i can barely retell a joke that's more than a couple lines long. even ones my kids have told me. it's so sad.
but you just keep at it! it sounds like a good story.
Dammit is a very cute blur. :)
ReplyDeletetry sedating him the next time. beer works.
Good try. Dammit might like my dog, goddammitwalter.
ReplyDeleteI think you write very well. Keep working on it. Edit, edit, edit and re-writing is the key!
That's a lot of head-shaking - I'll be surprised if your dog still has a brain tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAs for finding your writing voice, try absorbing yourself into the writing of someone with a very strong voice for a while, and then immediately start to write something of your own. Yes, you will sound like that author for a while, but it will help you to find your own voice eventually. Especially if you keep doing that with a few different writers. Whatever happens, don't give up on that story!