Prompt: Finish this sentence: I'm grateful that I'm a writer because...
I'm grateful that I'm a writer because, honestly, I think I would go crazy if I wasn't. It seems like I have a thousand ideas floating through my head at any given time; sometimes it's so bad that I can't even sleep (which is why my average amount of sleep is still under five hours even though I try to sleep more...). It's like I read something or see something or hear something and suddenly there are ideas that methodically form themselves in my brain and just won't go away. That's why I write Fan-Fiction, so I can torment all my favorite characters as much as I please whenever I want.
(My sister says: ...because life would be boring and I wouldn't be able to pick on anime characters anymore.)
I sort of agree with her. I really need to pick on people sometimes, so I write about something horrible happening to them. Is it bad that I like to see my favorite characters under serious emotional stress? Like poor Byakuya-hime... he's just so uptight that he's so much fun to pick on... poor baby...
*Cough* Anyways... I also am grateful that I'm a writer because all of my writing experience has made school a lot less stressful for me. I've been able to get through most of my English classes rather easily and can write essays well. Some people might think it's natural talent, but believe me, it's not. I've been writing on the side since I was twelve--no genius instant-talent involved. Virtuoso writing! I'm just glad that I got a head start, because now I can work on really perfecting my writing instead of just getting it into shape.
I'm grateful that I'm a writer, too, because it gives me a chance to express myself outside of music and keeps me from becoming bored. I have a notebook I bring with me everywhere specifically so I can write in it--I didn't always, and then half of my Trig notebook would be about Trinity Blood and half my Spanish notebook would be Lord of the Rings. Generally that doesn't bode well for organization, heh...
Overall, though, I think people don't realize how fun writing can be. They associate writing with essays and poetry and papers for class, when really it can be anything you want it to be! (Here goes the promotion phase:) I really think that a lot of people would enjoy writing if they'd just give it a chance, you know? I guess I am biased, but writing is awesome!
(And, this year, I'm going to do NaNoWriMo and try to reach 100,000 words this year! Last year I only got to 81,000... I was a little disappointed. It's going to be a hard sell on top of my writing portfolio in CIS and CW, but I think I can do this! I just need a really good idea... Note to self: must work on that.)
Now I'm afraid I must stop for tonight. I have Government homework to finish even though it's almost midnight. The power went out (at the most inconvenient time possible) and now I'm behind schedule... oh well, everything will work itself out... I hope.
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