The point of the Chronicles of Narnia post (just below this one) is that, when something works, it can take over my emotions and thought processes for a while. If something reaches me and rocks my senses, I want to figure out why.
Why did I have that reaction?
What about that song, or movie, or passage in a book, did that to me?
And more importantly, I ask the question, can I recreate that feeling in my writing?
For example, my daughter left a CD in my car and when I started it one day, a John Mayer song began to play. I ended up playing that song over and over, having my heart broken each time. Over the next few days I started to wonder if I could write a short story that captured the kind of heartache that the song projected.
I gave it a try. I think I missed the mark, but I may have come close (if you want to judge whether or not my story comes close to the emotions of the song, you can see a live performance of John Mayer's Dreaming with a Broken Heart here, and you can read my short story, Love, here).
One scene in the Prince Caspian movie (the very end scene - leaving Narnia again) has me wondering if I can capture the emotions I felt while watching it in a written story. I'll have to let it all ruminate in my head for a while and see what comes out.
Did you post this just now? While I was commenting on the previous post?
ReplyDeleteI have never read any of those non-reality books. I have trouble with Alice in Wonderland, and can't bear the Potter books. When I say books, I mean the one page that I struggled through. Wonder what that says about my faulty personality or misspent youth. :-)
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Hi again, joco!
ReplyDeleteI never had any luck getting through Alice in Wonderland either - but I must say that my mind drifts toward non-reality. Not as much when I was younger, but now.
Don't know why. What does that say about *my* faulty personality or misspent adulthood? ; )
Thanks for popping in!
Only me, again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and wading through the Hardy. What do you think of his novels?
BTW, I am beginning to think that you have been inadvertantly banned from my GBBD posts lately. Am I right?
My IP deny manager may have mistaken you for a bot. I just un-denied an IP address that I think might be you, so have another go and tell me if I worked it out right. The vagaries of the 'behind-the-scenes' admin completely baffle me. Rows of numbers that do not mean much.
Anyway, let me know please.
w.v.= tardyl, which I read as 'tardily'.
jo
I enjoyed your story. Sorry, I cheated and read it first! Now to hear the song...
ReplyDeleteAlso, I nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award - see my post :)