Loner writings.
I was sitting here thinking about how I wanted to write a scene about a person commuting. Lots of great opportunities there for internal monologue, which I find a total kick to write.
I started to ponder how I loved to write about lonely people with internal struggles....or lonely people thinking about others, but never actually interacting with others within the narrative.
Am I naturally a loner? Ha. I used to be very lonely, which is why I'm doing my best to overcompenstate for that in this stage of my life. I love my busy weekends with friends and family.
I do appreciate my time alone, and I adore writing, which is naturally a lonely activity. But why the hell won't I write about social interaction.
Then I remembered that I'd wanted to work on writing dialogue, because I suck at it. Right.
I have a bit that I wrote experimentally with lots of dialogue and I really dislike it. It's so forced and uneven. I try too hard not use "he said she said", which gives the reader a puzzle of trying to decide who's talking. I'm currently trying to pay more attention to dialogue that I see in stories, so I can understand what makes them flow so well. I think I have too many characters in my scenes - more than 3 is confusing and annoying to write.
My high school essay writing expertise does not help me in this area.
I started to ponder how I loved to write about lonely people with internal struggles....or lonely people thinking about others, but never actually interacting with others within the narrative.
Am I naturally a loner? Ha. I used to be very lonely, which is why I'm doing my best to overcompenstate for that in this stage of my life. I love my busy weekends with friends and family.
I do appreciate my time alone, and I adore writing, which is naturally a lonely activity. But why the hell won't I write about social interaction.
Then I remembered that I'd wanted to work on writing dialogue, because I suck at it. Right.
I have a bit that I wrote experimentally with lots of dialogue and I really dislike it. It's so forced and uneven. I try too hard not use "he said she said", which gives the reader a puzzle of trying to decide who's talking. I'm currently trying to pay more attention to dialogue that I see in stories, so I can understand what makes them flow so well. I think I have too many characters in my scenes - more than 3 is confusing and annoying to write.
My high school essay writing expertise does not help me in this area.