My mind continually goes back to last summer when my workshop instructor told us "we all have something to say, that's why we write."
I wonder though - do I really have something to say?
Or is it really that I would like to have something to say?
Most everyone wants to be heard for one reason or another in their lifetime. It doesn't have to be profound or meaningful to humanity; people just want to be acknowledged. It doesn't necesssarily have to change the world or even ones part of the world. A simple "well said", or "that's an interesting idea/viewpoint" would be sufficient.
Is that what I am really after? Is it more that I have never felt as though I have been heard, really listened to? And perhaps being a "writer" will somehow give me the status/credentials/certificaton to be accepted as worth listening to? Am I tired of people not understanding what I am talking about, so maybe my written words will convey my thoughts better?
Maybe fiction writing is not the correct choice. Maybe that is why I don't know what to write sometimes because I don't want to "just" tell a story - I want to say something.
Interesting thought... glad I turned off the television.
No comments:
Post a Comment