Writing

A poetic look at writing

 

I have written down the words I’ve thought,

And arranged them on the page.

I have created characters to write about,

And described their looks and age.

 

I have created lives for them to live.

And words for them to say.

And created choices for them to make,

All while they work and play.

 

I gave them a heart, not just a brain,

To allow for them to feel.

To make them as human as I could,

In hopes that they’d seem real.

 

The relationships I have put them in,

Is the most important thing of all.

For just like their human counter parts

To give comfort if they fall.

 

So after all is said and done.

I tell you of my plight,

The only thing that concerns me now,

Are the pages left to write.

 

 

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Your description of the writing process is VERY DIFFERENT from my own, but I can definitely see where your scenario is probably the more common way. As a reader, I like it when a writer does everything you've stated here, becuz my memory is weak & I need a slow & thorough intro to a story. But I never thought about how a writer would then get stumped at this point, where the action begins . . . yes, you're right, this is the hard part for most writers! This message sounds original, despite there being a million poems devoted to the process of writing. Excellent rhyme & rhythm, too.

[Lasergraph]

When writing a novel I just start writing, no outline, no plan I just let the story lead me. I always thought that to be a haphazard way of doing it until I read Stephen King's book "On Writing" where he details his methods which were the exact same way.

[barleygirl]

I love that book, too. My process has very little to do with thinking & planning . . . I just start walking down a road & observing what's around me (in my imagination).