D's way of writing

                    Many of us have the gift to write, but we don't always know how to make those words come together to create that perfect short story. There are many techniques that can be used. There is an art to writing so that means each writer will have their own way of creating something. Sometimes you can have the beginning of a story, but you don't know how to give it life. Sometimes you can have a title, but don't know how to make it breathe. Sometimes its just a matter of giving characters something to say. Every now and then I get a form of writers block. I say this because its not that I don't have the story, I just get lazy and don't feel like sitting in front of the computer or picking up a pen and writing. I have to be in that certain mood to want to create art. You can write as much or as little as you want each day. One rule that I hold true for myself is that I write for me and only me. If one or two people like it that's cool, but if not they have the write to their opinion. Try taking a few things and writing about them. I used to enter this competition that the local library would put on each year for the kids and library week or month. I can't remember which. In any case, they would give you a list of six things that had to appear in your story and the story couldn't be over 500 words. I later discovered there was a group of people that wrote stories and they couldn't be over 50 words. Now that seems like a hard thing to do. So, if you want to be a writer, see if you can come up with something using these techniques or come up with your own. Just be as original as possible. Here are eight words to get you started. An airplane, a puppy, a rose, an umbrella, a notebook, a passport, a book of stamps, and a flashlight. Give it a try and see what you come up with. Check back and see what story I create using these items.

Tags: Art, Writing, Inspiration, Dlonzo, Books, Techniques