My new Bible...

Well, I picked up The Book, Story by Robert McKee, after class today and oh, it's soooo on. This book will not leave my side until I have read it through and through. It is only 400 something pages so it shouldn't be too bad. Some light reading you know.

I don't think I have ever been so psyched to read anything ever... I take that back, Outliers by Maxwell Gladwell was my other most insanely wanted book. Once I got my hands on that bad boy I read it in like a day... Two actually.

I am truly interested in the craft of writing. I have realized this sparked interest in writing is because of the unknown. Not to say that I mastered art, but as my craft, there were no new surprises. I was pushing myself as far as could be pushed... And no one was pushing back.

This writing thing, because of my ignorance is a whole new world. I need to seek advice. I have to listen to others. I am not breaking uncharted waters. I have again renewed a sense of creative struggle. I cannot so easily bring what is in my mind, to reality. I haven't figured out my proper channels of creative focus and expression... I am learning all over again, but I will be great. I am determined. I can learn this. It will take more concentration than I have ever had to use towards any of my creative endeavors, but my reward could be far greater.

I Do not have high hopes or lofty dreams, but what I do have is a strong imagination and good sense of expression. I have the life experiences and interesting characters. Now I just need to correctly channel all of this into proper concepts of success.

I do not aim to be monetarily successful. Let me clarify. What I aim to achieve is becoming fluent in another craft and turn out emotional responsive work. Namely, work that makes a person laugh. Lines that people want to recite. Stories that people want to reminisce over. Characters that people want to be for Halloween, or wish they had as friends. To bring fantasy to reality. That is what I want to achieve as a writer. I do not want to be the best writer, but I do want to know the craft and be able to wield a pen with a somewhat skillful hand like the stroke of a brush. Maybe not with the same intricacy, but I want to be damn good.

That is what I want to do with writing.

Whoo, that was a mouthful...

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

Done.