New Media

Lately I've caught the bug to branch out into a new field of creative writing. My school has a paper that encourages students to send in comic strips whenever they feel like it. So over my four week break between semesters I'm going to compile a comic strip. I already have basic story lines and strip ideas. When I have access to a computer scanner, I'll post my comic for your enjoyment.

Creative Famine is Over!!! And new goals

Here's a poem I made up in English class. It's almost like a haiku.

Time is fleeting
And flies even faster
From grasping hands
Begging it to stay.

Stew on that one for a second. Maybe I should concentrate on poetry while in college. They're short sweet and easy. Hmmmmm.

PS: I've decided to not worry about publishing anymore. In the spirit of Emily Dickinson I write for myself, and maybe my family members who do read this blog. If I'm discovered, I'm discovered, if not I still have a place where I can release my pent up writers energy and enjoy the good hormones that come from it.

Did you hear the buzz?

I have come to the conclusion college is not a good creative environment for me. That or the stresses that naturally come to youth of my age are jamming my creative circuits. I've also rediscovered how much my childhood friends would act as my muses. I was having a conversation with such a friend the other night, while simultaneously coming up with a story brain storm on a completely different subject after months of drought writing.

It felt good to feel the buzz again. Creating a fresh story line is like drinking from a mountain spring.

So, with this practice story I'm going to try something new. It's going to have several inter-lapping stories and characters that center around an event. So I should be able to complete small pieces of it at time, something that could be do-able with a college schedule. And since it's a practice story, I think I'll be posting bits and pieces of it on here. Never the whole thing, that's just stupid to do online. But maybe a summary, actual story, summary type of format. I'll ask my knowledgeable brother-in-law and see what he says.