[I now have two ideas for novels I will never finish because I am not a novelist. The first is, of course, Catherine. The powerful need I had to write what happens AFTER has now faded, but I feel some measure of responsibility for having brought her into the world, and I can say that I do still plan on finishing her. Maybe.]
[The second plan I recently realized in the form of a very short story which Janelle assumed to be about the perennial "she-demon" who haunts my blog, but which really is about the woman/idea of the waning harvest moon, which can be read here, on this blog. Now I've muddied the search terms, and all. The good news is that I want to write a book titled Medusa, but in which the story is actually something else which is only lent power and an "aha" moment by the title. I want to write a story about a woman on the edge of youth who fights to keep it and the people in her life who watch her denigrate herself and slowly calcify into one of those really terrible women you see in the supermarket who look like they want to be their daughters.]
These ideas, though grand and spectacular, will never garner me any acclaim. I play my cards too close to my chest. I never bet. I'm incomprehensible. My books will never be made.
I suppose that means that they'll never be burned.
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I still think you should write them. You're a good writer. And if people wanted to burn it, save back a copy so I can read it.
ReplyDeleteThough, I think I know what you mean. I always have my cards and rarely play them. I don't risk enough because I'm afraid to be seen through and yet I'm sure that particular people see through me all the tiem.
Self-sabotage much?
ReplyDeleteMuch.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, thank you, Ashlee.
You're welcome. I'm trying to call it as I see it.
ReplyDeleteWe all need people to do that for us, once and again.
Did you notice my typo? I just did. I think I wrote that late at night. It would explain the typo.
I make typos a lot. Don't worry about it.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't worried. I just noticed that I had done it.
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