Need to make like a tree...Not much tonight, just brace yourself for a stream of consciousness rant. I'm just randomly musing on the state of my gallery. It's a site for fanboy/girl's eyes, I think. Not that I mind. I'm a bit of a fanboy, which is why the gallery is in the state it's in.
That said, I don't think I'm really doing myself any kind of justice by sticking to just that kind of stuff. There's some work in my gallery: poetry, prose, random stuff, that seems to be appreciated. I don't think what I'm writing is bad. But I don't know whether it's limited...
I don't really know why I'm writing all of this; I must seem full of my own self-importance right now. Not my intention, I swear. I guess I'm thinking out loud. I mean I'm not even touting my own abilities; if there's anybody who'll be first to criticise my work it's me. I just wonder if there's a distinction between the loftiest poet and the 'common' novelist. I'm not saying there is, I'm remarking on what's in my gallery and what isn't.
I know people, people who will be reading this, who write the most astounding verses and original stories, composed from nothing but dirt and dust they have in their mind. I find myself latching constantly onto franchises and universes that already exist. I wonder if there's more I can do, or whether it really is more? I commend their powers of imagination and wonder if mine are up to scratch.
It's a Tuesday night and I have nothing really to do beyond reading for a University Assignment, which I'm dutifully doing, so I find myself writing this journal in the meantime. I'm not in any kind of morale dilemma, I just wonder whether people who frequent my gallery would get anything out of me writing on other subjects; whether it would be better to write an original story if I can, or some poetry with a social conscience. I don't want to seem sanctimonious or, worst of all, naive.
At any rate, I won't be halting Find Your Way. I just feel like making like a tree. It's been a while.
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Devious Comments
If you went on to write something from scratch, I'm sure it would be great. I'd happily read it, but don't change for the sake of change. When you feel comfortable writing something from scratch, do it. If you have the idea, go for it. Ideas take their time to materialise be they from scratch or expanding upon an already existing story!
That being said, I couldn't agree more with Muu. You'll never be able to do justice to a piece if your heart, focus or/and mind isn't in it 100% If you still have a story to tell within an established world, that's fine. I forget who said it, but more than one writer has stated how you should begin with something you know. If that happens to be something of which you're a fan, then there's nothing wrong with that at all.
Don't worry about poetry with a social conscience, or the original prose of others. Creativity is entirely subjective. You should certainly take cues from those who do it for a living, but the true essence of creativity comes from the individual. Aspire to go further and aim higher, but don't concern yourself with what others are doing.
Do what you feel, and more importantly, what you enjoy.
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Tanta stultitia mortalium est.
What fools these mortals are.
See, this is why I think out loud; so that people can tell me to shut up.
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Tis too much proved that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er The devil himself.
You--both of you--are absolutely right of course. Like I said, this is the reason I air my thoughts out loud.
Also: House.
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Tis too much proved that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er The devil himself.
Yeah, shut up.
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Tis too much proved that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er The devil himself.
Follow your nose.
Follow your nose.
Follow your nose.
You would've gotten the message and I would've saved myself some typing.
One thing I didn't touch on is that I didn't want to seem to be discouraging experimentation. Stepping a little outside your own little box can have invigorating implications on your mad quill and papyrus skillz, yo.
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Tanta stultitia mortalium est.
What fools these mortals are.
Anywayyyy. DUUUDE You gotta do it for yourself! Just do whatever comes to mind. Remember the days when my gallery was nothing but Naruto shite? Sure I do robuts and stuff now, and the occassional sketch. Nothing of amazing quality or popularity, but I love doing it and am happy with it.
Just do what you feel like, art should be creative, a flowing of ideas and moods. Don't limit yourself, you never know, someone might like it
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You change all the lead sleepin' in my head to gold.
UPLIFTING MESSAGE.
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You change all the lead sleepin' in my head to gold.
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