Narratizing

[iolanthe_chubb]

Elenya, Pearl, and Peachy have all given me thoughts about writing to write about. I’ll pick one at random and go with that.

Peachy says that she wrote her autobiography when she was about twelve. Knowing Peachy, that would be an interesting read whether she spent her childhood wrangling crocodiles or was a quiet child just sharing the contents of

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[iolanthe_chubb]

I think you're quite brilliant, me dear! But I do know what you are saying.

>>>>>I think in narratives too but my thoughts are also like a film, I play videos in my head all the time of favourite stories, fantasies, situations, hopes, dreams.

Walking in two worlds! Me too. I've had what I call a "mental movie" going for as long as I can remember--mainly of my own stories and characters, but often somebody else's if they crash my gates with a powerful enough story. I just wish I could draw or paint better than I do.

[aussiepeach]

Oh yes, the urge to narrate! I was inspired by the likes of Laura Ingalls Wilder. No croc wrestling, :D, I was a quiet child (lived in my head), and I wrote about the house I lived in and school and basically, how much I liked being a kid. If you have the storytelling gene, it usually shows up early, I think.

[iolanthe_chubb]

I lived in my head too, and still am more comfortable there than just about anywhere else. The storytelling jones is a good thing, I think; it gets your energy flowing outward in a form you can share. It helps keep one from solipcism, narcissism, other bad states of mind.

We had Laura Ingalls Wilder read to us in school, the high point of every day. I had great grandparents who lived much as her family did. I loved the scene in *Farmer Boy* when Almanzo threw the shoe polish brush at his sister and it hit the fancy flocked wallpaper in the parlor and made a big black splat on the wall. Then, even though he'd been horrible to her, she patched over it before their parents got home, and they never found out.

[elenya54]

I always did badly in writing stories in English lessons, but in my primary school years I spent my walking-home-from-school-alone time making up stories in my head. They were mental fanfiction about my favourite stories, and later, favourite television programs. I liked h/c even then... :D

Then boyfriends appeared on the scene, and I forgot all about making up stories. It wasn't until I found myself single for the first time in 30 years and in the company of the wonderfully creative Harem that my muse woke up.

Now, I can't imagine not writing. I just wish it were easier to find time, but it's a dwindling resource. I thought when the kids left home, I'd have lots of free time, but work gets more and more involved... I have so many hats, I lose count of them. Still, when I do get the time, it's a great way to unwind