For those of you who dream to write and write
your dreams, or blog your thoughts or simply can't keep your fingers from a
keyboard, or away from pen/pencil and paper, we have something to share about
the writing life.
A: My page says, Eat chocolate, watch a movie, eat more chocolate, call Zi and tell him to fill me...fill me... (Grins)
Z: Ouch that does hurt.
A: Yup, the screen needs a time-out.
We have had opportunity to talk to many people
that have an interest in writing. One of the themes that runs as if a stream of
consciousness is writer's block. With empathy we listen to wannabe authors
describe something tougher than a $2.00 flank steak. That blank white field
before you taunting and teasing, Fill
me... fill me... with profound and purposeful rhetoric.
A: My page says, Eat chocolate, watch a movie, eat more chocolate, call Zi and tell him to fill me...fill me... (Grins)
Z: You are joshin'?
A: I was teasing, had nothing to do with Josh or joshin' cousin, Taunt, except for the eat chocolate
part. As that white plastered blasted
page screams at me, chocolate is my only solace.
Z: Ouch that does hurt.
Bingo... that is what you need to do. Take the
time to figure out what you want to say.
There is a study out there, it might have been
done by someone from University of Penn. This person polled famous and
accomplished authors and asked what was the most important thing. The
preponderance of responses were similar. To distill their responses... have
something to say. That is right. Have something to say.
There are plenty of people that craft well, many
superiorly but if what they create is shallow or without an audience... then to
what end? Pretty prose without purpose is like having cheesecake without sugar,
just doesn't sit as well on the palette.
A: Actually,
cheese cake without sugar isn't half bad.
It is very savory.
Z: It is getting close to lunch, isn't it?
A: Past lunch!
Z: Ahhh, that is why you are preoccupied with
food.
A: Excuuuuse me...I'm not the one who brought up
cheesecake
Z: I was thinking cheese steak, I'll call in the
order. You finish up.
A: (Claps happily) You got it.
We once met a woman who wanted to write romance.
Asked her to send us samples. She wrote erotica. We suggested she add romance,
pointing out places where she could punch it up. She returned the piece and had
written better and even more erotica. She did have something to say. A whole
lot of lovely sexy sensual prose.
However, it was not romance. We recommended that she pursue the erotica
audience. She did. She's happy writing strictly naughty.
So, to reiterate...have something to say before
you put fingers to the keyboard or pen to paper.
A: Zi...I have something to say....
Z: Shoot.
A: Extra cheese!
We'd love to hear from anyone interested in what we do. Anyone who writes us at writingteamcw@yahoo.com (Write - Blog Dawn - in subject line) and leaves an s-mail address, we will send you a gift and add you to any future mailings.
Angelica Hart and Zi ~ Vixen Bright and Zachary Zane
www.champagnebooks.com - www.carnalpassions.com - angelicahartandzi.com
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