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Seeing the usually unseen is a writers sixth sense. When we enter a room we notice things that others may not. Think Sherlock Holmes; we see the movements, the ink on someones hands, the sideways looks, the nervous gesture, the item out of place, or even the strange noise in the background before others usually do.
That’s because we observe, as writers it is our way to grow. Every moment and every sound contributes to our writing as well as to our personalities. But it’s also more than just using those things in our writing, it’s creating something from nothing. For a fiction Author, much like myself, we attempt to make the impossible seem possible, and bring worlds to life.
However, one of the key things to remember is to include some reality in those works of fiction. For example, in the famous Harry Potter series created by the talented JK Rowling, she included some real life situations and relationships. Like the relationship between a boy in the cupboard under the stairs, and having a bully for a cousin. Or the crushes throughout the series, and the real emotions that one would feel. (I’ve written about emotions before in another blog post, make sure to look for that on my home page if interested in more.) Also of course some aspects of the school were similar to what kids in reality go through or have to do (ie: Exams, studying, teachers they liked or didn’t like).
When we make the story relate-able by adding a vulnerability or any of the aforementioned examples, readers can understand your characters better. So when we are sitting quiet sometimes our minds wander to the what if’s. This may sound crazy but I notice things like a bush that is shaped like a giant bending over to pick something up, or wonder what it would feel like to be a wolf running through the woods, or simple things like why did that person choose to do or say what they did.
When I see something in what some would call nothing, it reminds me of a game I played as a kid. The one where you lay in the grass and say what shapes you think the clouds make, like that one looks like an apple, or that one looks like a dragon. Creating something from nothing is an amazing thing.
So when you are feeling stressed from not being able to come up with the next line (or going through the editing process like I am and at times wanting to rip my own hair out lol) remind yourself that you see the unseen, that you create from nothing but your own observations and imaginations. So embrace your inner Sherlock Homes, pat yourself on the back and JUST KEEP WRITING.
*****WRITING PROMPT*****
Blood dripped from his knife as he stood over the body.
Her hands trembled as she watched this moment take place behind the safety of a parked car.
When he lifted his head she noticed something strange about his face. As she moved to look just a little closer their eyes locked…
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I love the image you used for this post. I think it’s good as writers to look at the world that way, in return, it helps us describe and create our own worlds. We have to bring it alive as much as possible so the reader’s imagination can take over. Keep up the good work!
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Thank you 😊
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