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ingebjorg9) wrote2010-03-14 08:49 pm
ingebjorg9) wrote2010-03-14 08:49 pm
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One day I'll actually write that novel...
Seriously, I've been trying to write a novel since I was sixteen. Unfortunately my previous attempts have been fairly hopeless and I now have the problem that the main character, who I found fascinating and massively appealing when I was sixteen, now doesn't seem as interesting. I think I'll have to write the sequel first.
However, writing fanfics has helped kick-start my creative brain again and I'm now developing a new idea for a possibly novel-length story set in Sweden and possibly Norway. Now, I know the conventional wisdom is to "write what you know", but sometimes writing about what you don't know makes for better results, as it forces you to research your subject more, so I think I could pull it off. My Wallander fanfics are already set in Sweden and I have a great interest in Scandinavian life and culture, which also helps.
In the end, I just enjoy writing. It evidently meets some need somewhere. All I have to do is keep coming up with coherent ideas. Easier said than done...
However, writing fanfics has helped kick-start my creative brain again and I'm now developing a new idea for a possibly novel-length story set in Sweden and possibly Norway. Now, I know the conventional wisdom is to "write what you know", but sometimes writing about what you don't know makes for better results, as it forces you to research your subject more, so I think I could pull it off. My Wallander fanfics are already set in Sweden and I have a great interest in Scandinavian life and culture, which also helps.
In the end, I just enjoy writing. It evidently meets some need somewhere. All I have to do is keep coming up with coherent ideas. Easier said than done...