the ayatolah or rock and rolla
I have spent the last couple weeks helping out on the Red Cedar Review back up at State. For those of you who don't know, it's a literary magazine published through MSU. Furthermore, it is THE literary magazine to be involved with at MSU.
Which leads me to my point. I have read some 30 manuscripts in the last couple weeks from somewhat professional authors. They have almost all been published in one form or another in some other small literary magazine, and quite frankly, as a somewhat aspiring author, this is absolutely insulting. To say that 90% of these stories were bad is like saying that Hitler might have been just a little eccentric.
So, I have decided that I have to write again. I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again. But writing feels right for me. There was a time when I thought writing music felt right for me, but I was terribly non-prolific. I have always wanted to see something I've created get read by someone other than someone I know, some stranger, and have that person go, "I like what you did here." I'm a narcissist. I openly admit that.
I guess my main problem is that I really need someone with the same love of writing that I have. When I talk with the people at the Red Cedar Review, I feel inspired to write again, because I can see that part of me in them. When I see the part of me sitting at home playing video games, listening to sports talk radio, feeling completely uninspired, I want to kick my own ass. Unfortunately, I rarely get a good look at that guy.
So, here's an open invitation. If someone wants to write some stories, discuss some stories, even if they aren't your own, please let me know. I don't even care if you read this and I don't know you. Here's to new beginnings.......again.........
Which leads me to my point. I have read some 30 manuscripts in the last couple weeks from somewhat professional authors. They have almost all been published in one form or another in some other small literary magazine, and quite frankly, as a somewhat aspiring author, this is absolutely insulting. To say that 90% of these stories were bad is like saying that Hitler might have been just a little eccentric.
So, I have decided that I have to write again. I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again. But writing feels right for me. There was a time when I thought writing music felt right for me, but I was terribly non-prolific. I have always wanted to see something I've created get read by someone other than someone I know, some stranger, and have that person go, "I like what you did here." I'm a narcissist. I openly admit that.
I guess my main problem is that I really need someone with the same love of writing that I have. When I talk with the people at the Red Cedar Review, I feel inspired to write again, because I can see that part of me in them. When I see the part of me sitting at home playing video games, listening to sports talk radio, feeling completely uninspired, I want to kick my own ass. Unfortunately, I rarely get a good look at that guy.
So, here's an open invitation. If someone wants to write some stories, discuss some stories, even if they aren't your own, please let me know. I don't even care if you read this and I don't know you. Here's to new beginnings.......again.........