Well I had such lovely feedback on my short story "A Strong Coffee and a Cigarette" that I began to rest on my laurels somewhat. So this morning, I had to force myself to write a new Morning Tale. I did it, but I know that it is nowhere near the standard of the last one. Still, I only do them to conjure up ideas and keep the creativity ticking over and of course, no one will read them unless I want them to. It's only practice and I'm sure that another one will just leap out of me again at some stage, but I've been a bit spoilt - "Coffee and Cigarette" was effortless - I wrote it in less than an hour and re-wrote it in less than half that time. Oh to be so lucky again!
I have noticed that all my tales tend to be bleak and sad and very emotion centred. I don't know whether that is a good thing. Maybe, tomorrow I will try to write something light-hearted - that should be fun - I don't think I've ever written anything light-hearted in my life. Oh dear, what is that saying about me?
Anyhow, I will check the competition rules and their policy on publishing entries on a personal blog and if it doesn't violate the rules I will post "A Strong Coffee and a Cigarette" on my fiction pages here.
Watch this space!
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