Greetings and salutations to my respected peers. I write this as an explanation, and something of a warning. I recognize this forum as an outlet, a place for us to express our feelings and creativity. I wish to use it a little more commercially. I wish to develop my sense of writing and improve my skills. Therefore, any criticism and suggestions are heartily welcomed. Of course, typos are going to happen and sometimes words may be misused or grammar abused in an effort to convey an understanding - these I hope you understand and accept as accidents or on purpose. I hope to someday collect these creations into a publishable form, and I may ask your help on approaching that subject when the time arrives.
I also respect the forums guidelines, and recognize that a hello thread is inappropriate here, so I'll turn this into a more useful thread that may be left open (but if a mod feels it is necessary to close, I'll have no qualms). This thread will be utilized as my first discussion. I suspect the majority of my threads will be Images whereby I flex my writing ability and try to create something, but there will also be a decent number of Discussion threads about writing (as this one is - in part), by which I ask for other's input on a subject related to writing.
Specifically, I would appreciate a discussion on the need for writing to be a journey. Most of my Images are just that - a snapshot, an image, a painting. While I may at times lend my self to story writing, most of what I'm interested in at this point is the brief description of something that struck me and made an impression. Stories have a journey, they develop a scene for the reader to gain footing, then they carry the reader through the experiences and generally have a conclusion that provides the reader with a solid understanding of the outcome or at least gives them enough information to formulate their own outcomes. Paintings only present a situation in which you may not know the pretext or know of any ending, they only exist to convey a feeling. I understand the poetry in this forum also exists to convey a feeling and is something of a hybrid in that it expresses the moment but it may also walk a path for a bit, thereby creating a journey that may or may not have a beginning or end.
I ask what your impressions are of my desired approach of snapshooting. Is it reasonable to propose such untethered words to the reader? Is it fair? As a writer do you owe an obligation to the reader in some way? Or said differently, is my approach selfish? I suppose you could say that the poetry is selfish in that it is expressing the author's feelings, but it is also providing the reader with something to relate to. My propositions of images don't necessarily relate anything to the reader, merely a look into another window. I recognize my approach is more like reporting than creating, in that I seek to state the facts of a situation. If, in reading my images, you see that it sounds like a dry newspaper article, such criticism is welcomed - as it would be my intention to also convey the feeling it inspired while allowing you to find your own interpretation and emotional connection to the moment.
I suppose my images are actually ways of me honing a story telling skill, to sharpen my ability to create a scene and relay information to the reader. In that way, they are as primitive alphabet characters before words are created. Take that for whatever it is worth.
Thank you for your time now, and your advice or opinions in the future.
[ 25 December 2001: Message edited by: Hemlock ]
I also respect the forums guidelines, and recognize that a hello thread is inappropriate here, so I'll turn this into a more useful thread that may be left open (but if a mod feels it is necessary to close, I'll have no qualms). This thread will be utilized as my first discussion. I suspect the majority of my threads will be Images whereby I flex my writing ability and try to create something, but there will also be a decent number of Discussion threads about writing (as this one is - in part), by which I ask for other's input on a subject related to writing.
Specifically, I would appreciate a discussion on the need for writing to be a journey. Most of my Images are just that - a snapshot, an image, a painting. While I may at times lend my self to story writing, most of what I'm interested in at this point is the brief description of something that struck me and made an impression. Stories have a journey, they develop a scene for the reader to gain footing, then they carry the reader through the experiences and generally have a conclusion that provides the reader with a solid understanding of the outcome or at least gives them enough information to formulate their own outcomes. Paintings only present a situation in which you may not know the pretext or know of any ending, they only exist to convey a feeling. I understand the poetry in this forum also exists to convey a feeling and is something of a hybrid in that it expresses the moment but it may also walk a path for a bit, thereby creating a journey that may or may not have a beginning or end.
I ask what your impressions are of my desired approach of snapshooting. Is it reasonable to propose such untethered words to the reader? Is it fair? As a writer do you owe an obligation to the reader in some way? Or said differently, is my approach selfish? I suppose you could say that the poetry is selfish in that it is expressing the author's feelings, but it is also providing the reader with something to relate to. My propositions of images don't necessarily relate anything to the reader, merely a look into another window. I recognize my approach is more like reporting than creating, in that I seek to state the facts of a situation. If, in reading my images, you see that it sounds like a dry newspaper article, such criticism is welcomed - as it would be my intention to also convey the feeling it inspired while allowing you to find your own interpretation and emotional connection to the moment.
I suppose my images are actually ways of me honing a story telling skill, to sharpen my ability to create a scene and relay information to the reader. In that way, they are as primitive alphabet characters before words are created. Take that for whatever it is worth.
Thank you for your time now, and your advice or opinions in the future.
[ 25 December 2001: Message edited by: Hemlock ]
