( picked this photo so people would click and read )
Instead of it being about someone with writers block, or a story about a writer
its about a guy who is afraid to write because he won't like it, not because other people wont like it.
of course thats not a new idea
whats new is that he presents the possibility that stories have always existed and "writers" and the possibility of "writing" is an illusion invented to explain where stories come from.
maybe he thinks that if you are selfish enough to try to make a story that people will enjoy, there will be some ultimate punishment, maybe death.
of course, it would be stupid if the story is about that. because thats ridiculous.
my idea is to have a story where we wonder if this main character actually believes that or is just so scared of not being good that he actually doesnt try to write.
and the story here would be that someone else has begun to wonder about this, or maybe they know what happens, and the story and dialogue would happen with these two guys, in the library where the main guy is deciding whether or not he can write.
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>>7887725
Seconded
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>>7887736
ty bump
> ( picked this photo so people would click and read )
didn't read
>>7887805
don't blame ya sailor
but read the last part at least I guess
READ IT BUMP
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>writing about writing>even when it's this obfuscated
>>7887720
Thanks a lot now I got a chubby
>>7887902
it really wouldn't be about writing that much. it'll be about the character. and then the 2nd character and their convos
and the nature of the library they're in, and all the people, whether this is him actually being in the story, or if it's possible that we're seeing him some other way
>whats new is that he presents the possibility that stories have always existed and "writers" and the possibility of "writing" is an illusion invented to explain where stories come from.
that's not really new (cf. Borgesian conundrum).
Writers' fear was a pretty big theme in Bolaño’s 2666 (a writer who was heavily influenced by Borges). However, I'm not familiar with a story that poses the question: is the writer afraid of his work's influence or of failure?
Even if what you're proposing isn't as original as you might think, that doesn't mean you shouldn't write it. I like the idea and I think you should explore the writers I've mentioned.
>>7887902
it's really about the separation between reader and author
like maybe trying to be in that in-between space
and actually it's about the act of trying and earnestness and sincerity and mediocrity and narcissism
I do have to add, I ask myself all the time that question (is the writer afraid of his work's influence or of failure?)
>>7887922
thank you for this.
I figured I'd get more help by asserting its new
rather than asking if it is.
>>7887928
but also I'm not talking about influence. I'm saying the fantastical idea that writers are actually not real.
but not presenting it as fantasy obviously. there's a lot of things that I am smart enough to do that I can't explain
>>7887939
I highly suggest you check out 2666. It's a huge book, but not at all a slow read (1100+ pages took me two months). Toward the end there's a conversation between two writers at the end of WW2. One of them says explicitly, "Inside of writers there is nothing."
>>7887992
i will after i BUMP
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>>7888079
ty
what do you think of the idea
i honestly think that what i have written is interesting and whether or not people think its good, they wont be bored
and they may even compliment it for not being drowned in influences
>>7887992
its also about how words presented as a story or in a book are inherently more interesting
