Conversation With My Other Self
Reading about Patricia Cornwell’s journey, her childhood, and adolescence encouraged me to do something I like. I always found excuses for laziness despite my deep desire to become a writer. I know I have it in me, I just need to practice. Patricia once said ‘I wasn’t a novelist. I was trying to learn. But writing is like a sport. You have to practice, practice, and practice. One day, you might get lucky and get good at it.’
It
reinforced the impulse I occasionally felt to put into paper every idea I had.
I have fragmented thoughts and ideas, this is one of the reasons I did not
finish any novel/book I had started writing at the time. I am not even sure I
can call what I had proceeded to write a book or a novel, at least I hoped it
was.
Today I am telling myself, what if I tried something different? The story will eventually come to me; all I need to do is translate my thoughts into words. I have the time, the space, and the freedom. I especially have the craving. An urge to replicate my broad, incontrollable imagination and write it down.
I love words, I am continuously training myself to be perfectly articulate and able to express myself effortlessly even though I underestimated my ability at times. I can’t deny that I have an attraction to difficult words and expressions. This is also another reason I was unable to continue sailing in my writing journey; my brain was collapsing every so often trying to come up with a complicated expression rather than simply using an uncomplicated one. Being a good writer requires language skills and personality, it can be simple if you want it to be.
Being a reader is another advantage I have. I spend my day fussing over books whenever I get the chance. The fact that I am frequently reading and always longing to read more has helped me, I believe, improve my vocabulary and grammar. I also developed a peculiar attention to tiny details.
There are pleasures you delay that make you mature and others that make you stupid. So, I’ve decided I will not be affected by lethargy this time. The pleasure of wiring will not be delayed this time; I will write this book or novel or whatever I could call it. The point is, I will bring my story to life. I have all the support I need from my family; genuine and unconditional.
Moving to the genre I will be writing about; it will unquestionably be Crime & Thriller. I have always been fascinated by True Crime. I had done research, watched hundreds of documentaries, and read interviews about the most notorious serial killers the world has ever known. I can humbly say I have the needed data to start the process of fleshing out my first draft. However, the more knowledge I get, the more it will help me write a well-rounded book. I also express my deep gratitude to Tess Gerritsen. The moment I picked up The Surgeon I signed the contract of never-ending pleasure. I gained respectable knowledge diving into the world of Postmortem and Criminal Profiling from the series of books that followed.
By contrast, the first fiction I wrote was when I was 13, it was a romance. I felt amused yet nostalgic reading some of the pages now. Perhaps it would be easier to write a romance story, but this is just not me. My personality is very much driven by contradictions: I am both a dreamer and visionary and strong and capable of detachment.
Perhaps some people would find the content I intend to write graphic or macabre but Rest assured, this is not the nineties, I am telling myself. Back then it would be shocking and vile but today as long as it remains entertaining to the audience, it’s fine.
In short, I believe I am well equipped to forge a new trail for my life. Truly believe that I did something with my life. I finally found my purpose. Pick up your pen now.
Today I am telling myself, what if I tried something different? The story will eventually come to me; all I need to do is translate my thoughts into words. I have the time, the space, and the freedom. I especially have the craving. An urge to replicate my broad, incontrollable imagination and write it down.
I love words, I am continuously training myself to be perfectly articulate and able to express myself effortlessly even though I underestimated my ability at times. I can’t deny that I have an attraction to difficult words and expressions. This is also another reason I was unable to continue sailing in my writing journey; my brain was collapsing every so often trying to come up with a complicated expression rather than simply using an uncomplicated one. Being a good writer requires language skills and personality, it can be simple if you want it to be.
Being a reader is another advantage I have. I spend my day fussing over books whenever I get the chance. The fact that I am frequently reading and always longing to read more has helped me, I believe, improve my vocabulary and grammar. I also developed a peculiar attention to tiny details.
There are pleasures you delay that make you mature and others that make you stupid. So, I’ve decided I will not be affected by lethargy this time. The pleasure of wiring will not be delayed this time; I will write this book or novel or whatever I could call it. The point is, I will bring my story to life. I have all the support I need from my family; genuine and unconditional.
Moving to the genre I will be writing about; it will unquestionably be Crime & Thriller. I have always been fascinated by True Crime. I had done research, watched hundreds of documentaries, and read interviews about the most notorious serial killers the world has ever known. I can humbly say I have the needed data to start the process of fleshing out my first draft. However, the more knowledge I get, the more it will help me write a well-rounded book. I also express my deep gratitude to Tess Gerritsen. The moment I picked up The Surgeon I signed the contract of never-ending pleasure. I gained respectable knowledge diving into the world of Postmortem and Criminal Profiling from the series of books that followed.
By contrast, the first fiction I wrote was when I was 13, it was a romance. I felt amused yet nostalgic reading some of the pages now. Perhaps it would be easier to write a romance story, but this is just not me. My personality is very much driven by contradictions: I am both a dreamer and visionary and strong and capable of detachment.
Perhaps some people would find the content I intend to write graphic or macabre but Rest assured, this is not the nineties, I am telling myself. Back then it would be shocking and vile but today as long as it remains entertaining to the audience, it’s fine.
In short, I believe I am well equipped to forge a new trail for my life. Truly believe that I did something with my life. I finally found my purpose. Pick up your pen now.
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