Time to write!
So...I promised. I did promise that I'd continue my story about being Branded. And I thought about that story today while I was in my English 201 class, therefor missing part of the class discussion about the Romans in preparation for the Aeneid. Joy. But then I watched Return of the King tonight and now it's late and I have so many thoughts about what makes writing so beautiful. It's this amazing mix of characters and plot. A truly spectacular author must master the balance between emotion and action, believability and fantasticality. I did just make those words up. And you know what? I'm not sure if I will ever really be that great of a writer. I don't doubt to tear myself down, I just realize that the minds which created Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are minds which are few and far between. Lord of the Rings and Pride and Prejudice, in my opinion, are two of the most influential books ever written. They provide such templates for story telling, that patterns from one of them can be found just about anywhere you look. Writing is amazing, because the authors we love create worlds which we wish we could live in and characters whom we deeply care for. I was sobbing tonight over Sam and Merry and Pippin. I sob over Batman. I sob over Doctor Who. Characters and emotions which transcend the world the author places them in and comes into yours...that's what writing is about.
Pretend this is part of the Branded stuff. It's gonna be cool and I'm gonna continue.
Tears in my eyes.
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