So I might be talking out my ass here, but I think
this is how you write a good story. So I know what you’re thinking. Did this
asshole just discredit himself in the very first sentence and further reinforce
this with a self-deprecating question?
Yes! As a
pseudo-semi-somewhat-not-really-amateur-professional-writer who has only
published Pokemon fanfictions. I know quite a bit about crafting a good tale.
Which is good, for I have a unique approach that I think works and I am happy
to share my thoughts with all of you. While injecting my own brand of humor.
Writing has been a passion of mine for quite a long
time and I want to let people know what my opinion on story telling is. Am I an
authority? No. Do I have the credentials to teach writing as a course? Hell no.
What I do have is a set of skills. Skills that brought me to where I am today.
I’m not here to teach or lecture. I am here to write and hopefully inspire at
least one other who is a writer.
How is this inspiring? Well look around. You’re
currently nose deep in words I wrote. Unless you’re skimming the article in
hopes that there’s a dislike button at the bottom or comment option to tell me
how much I suck. Back to the point, what I have done is something many writers
can agree is probably the hardest step in the writing process. Actually sitting
down and writing. Sure, this is not always the case, but we all know that
feeling. The urge to write versus the lack of proper motivation or that nasty
mistress procrastination.
To me writers exist in many forms. The guy who writes
four thousands a day. He’s a writer; he’s also not me. The girl who many have
notebooks filled with ideas for stories, but hasn’t actually written them into
the novel they’re just waiting to be. Fanfiction writers. People scribbling
down ideas on Post-it notes. Even that dude in Starbucks sitting around on his MacBook
writing his shitty screenplay to impress women. Unless, he’s just pretending to
write a shitty screenplay to impress women. In which case. Come on bro,
seriously?
What I am saying is I’m not here to give some ground
breaking perspective on how writing is done. I am a guy who loves to write and
challenged himself to write what he thinks and post it for world to ridicule, I
mean see. Probably ridicule. Still, I am doing what a great many other writers
haven’t. I’ve set aside my fears and worries to post this. Not because I expect
to become famous or for the glory. I did it for all the writers out there who
maybe are afraid to tell their story. After reading thus far do I really seem
like the kind of guy who’s going to give two shits if people don’t like this
article? No.
The plain and simple truth is, I’m doing this for
myself and anyone else like me. I want this to reach people the way articles
like these haven’t before. Are you afraid of failure? Of course, we all are! No
one gets success the first time. Even those with god given abilities have to
face struggles. The point is to not give up. Write your terrible Fifty Shades
of Grey fanfiction. Write your shitty screenplay. Indulge yourself in the most
Mary Sue of characters. Because you know what? You’re doing what so many other
writers aren’t. Taking time to write. Plus, you then learn from your mistakes.
I say all that not knowing anyone who is reading this
or their work. For all I know the next Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, or William
Shakespeare could be reading this. Still, what did all these people have in
common? The worked hard, wrote, got panned, and continued to grow their skills.
Something I am doing. Something I hope you all are doing, and something I want
to be able to say I helped someone else do.
I thank each and every one of you for reading this
article. I welcome all constructive criticism. Did you love it? Did you hate
it? Would you not even wipe your ass with this article? Tell me what you
thought I did right or wrong. Every comment helps.
Shameless Plugs:
My blog: http://kingogreen.blogspot.com/
My Tumblr: http://kingogreen.tumblr.com/
Stephen* King
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