I've information animal and vegetable and mineral.
Oh, yes, I've information aplenty - perchance an excess. I have an adequate vocabulary, considerable knowledge of how to attach words together (even if I do show a tendency to use too many of them per sentence), I have been informed by non-family members I have a sense of humour (never trust your nearest and dearest's judgement on this, any more than on the quality of your writing or your own judgement on either), and I bow to no man in my mastery of punctuation. And I can grab an idea by the scruff of its neck and drag it where no idea has ever visited, unimaginable to its perpetrator. I've even acquired a certain about rhythm, and its use.
All in all, having been decided to write by this place, (yes, passive. But a very dynamic passive) I should be producing masterpieces practically immediately.
No. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
What I can't seem to get is an interesting (to others) and dynamic story. Strange, in that when I read stories to small people and my version deviates a little – well, quite a lot actually – from what comes out of other adults reading the same book, the story reflects off the faces listening to me, and intensifies. When I'm writing for myself I want all the details to be clear, all eyes crossed and teas dotted. And that weakens the flow, dilutes the plot; and the story is the heart of everything.
Oh, I'm no as desperate as some here to get published; I know how bad I am at selling myself (or anything else, for that matter) so if I'm not certain my work is ready it's not worth my putting it up; just annoys potential future contacts.
Oh, yes, I've information aplenty - perchance an excess. I have an adequate vocabulary, considerable knowledge of how to attach words together (even if I do show a tendency to use too many of them per sentence), I have been informed by non-family members I have a sense of humour (never trust your nearest and dearest's judgement on this, any more than on the quality of your writing or your own judgement on either), and I bow to no man in my mastery of punctuation. And I can grab an idea by the scruff of its neck and drag it where no idea has ever visited, unimaginable to its perpetrator. I've even acquired a certain about rhythm, and its use.
All in all, having been decided to write by this place, (yes, passive. But a very dynamic passive) I should be producing masterpieces practically immediately.
No. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
What I can't seem to get is an interesting (to others) and dynamic story. Strange, in that when I read stories to small people and my version deviates a little – well, quite a lot actually – from what comes out of other adults reading the same book, the story reflects off the faces listening to me, and intensifies. When I'm writing for myself I want all the details to be clear, all eyes crossed and teas dotted. And that weakens the flow, dilutes the plot; and the story is the heart of everything.
Oh, I'm no as desperate as some here to get published; I know how bad I am at selling myself (or anything else, for that matter) so if I'm not certain my work is ready it's not worth my putting it up; just annoys potential future contacts.