 |
| click on image to join other IWSG writers! |
Aaaand here is the question of the month:
August 3 question - When you set out to write a story, do you try to be more original or do you try to give readers what they want?
 |
| thommass68@pixabay |
I knew the answer right away when I read that question--which usually doesn't happen to me. Ha! Honestly, I write to appease the demons inside me. The story is waiting to burst through this thin veil of bubble skin and it flows like a movie on a cinematic screen.
Sometimes I have to set it aside on the backburner like I did with Awaken but that came in an instant gush ten years later.
It is a cathartic experience to live through our characters, to puzzle through the challenges that unfold before them, to fight the foe and vanquish evil. Sometimes we mourn with losses and death but in the end, we come out the victor as the writer, the gods and goddesses of the worlds we create. The reader will sense our passion and rise with our truth!
I went crazy with a few book photos below and thought to share them. They are so fantastical, I couldn't resist!
 |
| mysticartdesign@pixabay |
 |
| mysticartdesign@pixabay |
 |
| 0fjd125gk87@pixabay |
 |
| mysticartdesign@pixabay |
How is it like for you? Do you write for the love of writing or do you do it to please the masses?
13 comments:
It's wonderful when the story's bubbling inside and you have to release it.
Love the book photos. I mostly write for myself right now. I'm not even sure I want to be published enough to embark on it.
I write for the love and then make the writing presentable for the masses. Those are some neat pictures! Pixabay is really neat source to check out those things.
BTW, I still have you down for guest blogging; haven't forgotten. I've just been busy with other things. I'll try to fit you in for September since I have another guest blogger ahead of you for this month. I'll be sure to let you know.
Oh my gosh! Those are amazing images! I love getting to live in another world when I write. It too, is why I write!
For a moment I'd forgotten I'd changed my site over to pop-out comments and was wondering why I couldn't reply to your comments! Hahah...sigh
Lee, yes, it is! I'm so glad it finally boiled over after so many years!
Natalie, I hear ya! Writing for yourself alone is so freeing. It changes when publication becomes involved...
Steven--exactly! That's my process.
Thanks for the guest blogging thing, I appreciate it! I can send it to you before September and you can post it whenever--where do I send it? :P
Hi, Lisa! It's an adventurous experience, that's for sure!
Such interesting illustrations.
I agree with you that the act of writing is cathartic. It's a way of exploring my thoughts and feelings in a safe way, as well as pure escapism. Adapting it to suit readers comes later.
As a reader I have never been satisfied with what the masses seam to enjoy, so as a writer, I write to appease not the demons per se, but the rising frustration that begs to be appeased every time I open a book at the library and close it in disgust, not finding in it what I have boiling within. So I write to appease myself, and am gratified that I have found others who appreciate it as well. It may not be for the masses, but there are friends (a number that is growing) that like the same genre as I do: clean, historical romance.
By the way, I love how exciting and vivid your writing is. Very lively.
Damyanti, aren't they gorgeous? I'm tempted to try and make some as well!
Anstice, you're right! I adapt it to readers in the editing process! haha
Kaylee--fantastic! Yes! Whip out what's in your heart. I'm loving that. I wanna peek at your writing now! I absolutely adore historical romances (and have tried my hand at it and I love what I've come up with as well)! <3
Thank you for the compliment!
Elizabeth - that's great that you've tried your hand at romance, and actually like it, that's a bonus. Thanks for the interest in my writing! I just started a blog, and have my first stories going public by the end of the year. If you want to get a taste of my writing, come visit! kayleejsunshine.com
Kaylee, congratulations on your upcoming books, I'm excited for you! I'm heading over to your blog. Thank you for the invitation. :)
Those photos are STUNNING!!
Michelle, they're gorgeous, aren't they? One day, when I'm feeling brave, I'd like to try to make one of my own! haha!
Post a Comment