Writing is the ultimate form of expression. You can write
about anything. The stifling rules of reality need not apply, for the
only limits are those of your imagination.
It is an incredible release. All those pent-up frustrations
can be loosed upon the page. You can be yourself for a change, rather than acting
the part one is forced to play in real life.
Evil in literature serves a purpose: usually to be overcome.
So, the destruction it wreaks in the real world is contained in the fictional
one. The wickedness which vexes our daily existence can be dealt with entirely
and to satisfaction.
One can write realistically, without poisoning the work with
the failings of the real world. We have a sense about how things should be. In
fiction, this state can be achieved.
Characters tend to be flawed, just like real people. But in
a story, these things are meant to be recognized and struggled against. If they
remain, somehow it is to prove a point or they are to prove fatal for the
villain.
No art form has more freedom of expression than writing.
Dull stories are born of dull minds. And thus, they will attract few readers.
But to really live, one need only pour themselves onto the page.
Brilliantly poignant! Writing is indeed the articulation of every thought and feeling! It can be more real than reality itself: because reality demands a fraud of social convenience.
ReplyDeleteSecond. Inspiration bursts often come from inside the writer. We are trying to communicate our frustrations and it simply doesn't work in conversation. Writing paints the whole story out, and people understand it when it has been written well.
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