Hi Everyone,
Today’s blog is on the lighter side. This is what I mean.
Okay so I can only speak for myself because I actually don’t know a lot of writers. I know, weird eh? And the writers that I do know all write varying forms of fiction. My strength is in nonfiction, but if I had to write fiction I could—poorly, I am sure.
I don’t really think that fiction writers recite what they write. They would probably sound insane if they did. Although I would like to say, that Philip K. Dick was a brilliant author of over 40 books, a collection of novellas and short stories. A lot of them have been turned into movies. I mentioned Philip (Kindred) Dick here because he actually predicted his own death decades before it happened. Now I am sure that a lot of people think that is pretty insane, yet if you read the biography, it is true. Philip was just as funky as his writing. J
Do I think some nonfiction writers recite what they write? Yep! Or at least I do. Most of my writing encompasses the human condition, which is society. I am always reading nonfiction books, talking and thinking about society and the human condition. With the human condition on my mind, 24/7/365 I can’t help but recite what I am going to write. I also rewrite sentences in my head as the days go by too. I can’t help that either. Writing is what I do. It is my passion. People who have a passion are like that.
Now I am sure that there are some people who will read some of my writing and think, “Have I heard or read this before?” Chances are that you have heard me say whatever it is, was, or will be before you see it in print. Sometimes I think about my writing for months before I write a word. At the time, I may not know where the writing will fit in, but it always does. I could be in the middle of a conversation and begin reciting what I am thinking of writing. There are also times when a conversation will give me a new perspective, angle I had never thought of. Again, I recite what I write, a lot. It helps me process my thoughts. It also speeds up my writing.
Writers think about their writing all the time. The wife of one author asked her husband, as he lay in bed to, “Stop writing on the ceiling!” While one writer was stirring soup, staring into space, one of her children explained to their friend, “My mom’s writing in her head now.” I write and edit in my head all the time. All writers do. It is who we are. It is part of our DNA. I recite what I write all the time. And then after I write something I want to add something. Like in my last blog, Are You A Peach?-2, I should have added, “Peaches are such an emotional and financial drain, that even when there is a scarcity the slightly bruised will eventually get tossed aside.”
It took me a while to remember that I read, A Life of Philip K. Dick—The Man Who Remembered the Future, by Anthony Peake, in March of 2014. What a great book! I highly recommend it. Philip K. Dick was decades ahead of his time. Society is becoming just as he imaged it would be.
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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