Interesting day of writing. I am falling deeper into the message of the story I am trying to tell beyond the plot and the resolution. The human story is what really makes me tick as a writer. The rest feels a lot more like channeling these stories from wherever they arise, but the character message–that deeper bit–comes from me and my experiences. It is why I love telling stories and, to be honest, it makes me feel clever to sort in a meaning between the gunfire and swordplay.
Perhaps what drew me to this particular story is the idea of family. I’ve written very little about the idea of family. What is family anyhow? Why is it we put so much value in blood connections. I feel more bound to the family I’ve chosen than some bound to me by blood. The choice is what matters and what is honored by choice the blood is a social responsibility and I am interested in speaking to why each have value but in different ways.
Some Thoughts:
- Tomorrow is Freewrite Friday. It shall be a thing!
- I was recently reacquainted with the Kimberly Story, an AZ folklore tale that actually originated in El Paso. It is a doozie of a story with some connections to real events. Whether or not the story itself is real remains to be seen, but I do want to make it a part of my composition class.