Hey guys, so I was pulling my hair out yesterday trying to find something, anything to write about this week, and i decided that i would write a dear abbey letter, and think of what advise I would give myself in this situation. I had originally no intention of actually publishing it, because it was just a writing exercise to get my mind thinking about writing, but I ended up really like it. It is quite rough, I did change somethings, but most of it is still a free writing exercise.
I hope you enjoy it.
Dear Abbey:
What the fuck am I going to do? My deadline is tomorrow and i have absolutely no inspiration. How can I write an article, when I have no fucking clue what to write about. My editor is expecting freaking Shakespeare, and I have diddle squat.
It' all that stupid Sarah's fault, if she hadn't distracted me, then I would have been able to concentrate, and get this stupid article done and over with days ago.
Oh god what the fuck am I going to do, I'm going to lose my job, my career, there are a million kids fresh out of university just waiting for an old timer like me to slip up, so they can sweep in and steal my job. Its New York they don't fucking care.
Oh god, if I don't finish this, my whole life is screwed, the government is going to take away my kids cause i won't be able to provide for them, oh god Abbey, what do I do?
Abbey, how can i find inspiration quickly to avoid ruining the rest of my life, and losing my kids?
sincerely:
Without a clue.
Dear With out a clue:
First thing you do, is relax, your going to have a heart attack if you keep caring on like this.
Second thing, does your article have a focus, or general area that you stick to? If so then take a walk thought the streets of New York, there is one of everything there, and I'm positive that they have a section of the city that is closely related to your articles focus. If your article is about literature, take a stroll thought the streets of Greenwich village, listen to the poetry being read in the little cafes, it will come to you. The city is alive, you can find inspiration anywhere you look, you just have to think about it.
Sincerely:
Abbey
I would love to hear your feed back, maybe how you get inspiration, or whats its like fore you when you just have no ideas anymore.
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aha this was cute :)
ReplyDeleteAbbey's response was very true, and it really sounded like the kind of thing 'Abbey' would respond with. You embodied that character well.
The cursing of 'Without A Clue' showed his desperation really well, so the characterization was strong, but realistically that language would never be published in a newspaper or magazine, so it wasn't necessarily realistic from that standpoint.
This was an interesting idea for a post! however, i do agree with what Jordan said about the authentic language.
ReplyDeleteI always like your unique ideas when writing posts. But I would suggest that you ensure you don't have typos/ punctuation, or else it may take away from the piece.
While reading this, I couldn't really get into it, it didn't seem natural. The reason i think that is because the character you've created uses the word fuck a lot, but then will say something like 'freaking', it doesn't seem to fit. My suggestion to you is build that character first, so they are consistent throughout the writing, even if it is a paragraph.
ReplyDeleteI think the opinion 'Abbey' was trying to get across was very clear and realistic, however the way she came across with it may not have been as realistic. I do agree with Van about the 'fuck' and then 'freaking'....usually a character that often uses the word 'fuck' would not use the word 'freaking' because they say 'fuck' to haev a harsher and more drastic effect.
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