I pally on the notion of not knowing to let others tell me what I don't.
I pally on the notion of not knowing to let others tell me what I don't.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Non capisco
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
Lol It means I don't understand. I'm in Prague atm and will return to London in a few days. Want to have coffee?
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
Someone challenged me the other day to try writing from what I don't know,an experience completely opposite of mine. I gave it a try, and actually had a lot of fun with it. The biggest challenge is to go beyond just stereotypes of how it's perceived, and actually partly become that experience. However, at this point you in some ways are writing from you now do know, so I don't know if writing about what your ignorant on is possible.
"We sat around, scratching the earth with our feet, half looking up for a sign of the end. And all the while it had long since come and gone." Alexi Murdoch
I think what is possible is to just write without trying too much. Understanding plays a part and is the start the rest just fall into place.
I sometime do not understand what I write and so I just let it. I can't visualise things I am afraid. Lots of reader say they do. I get headaches if I try and so i just write.
I can't read dense long texts either and so I stick to short like poetry o very snappy stories. I write them without trying to figure out why the meanings.
By the way do you have what you wrote?
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Besides the fact that pally is not a verb......when you write about something you have no concept of, as Shaman mentioned, you begin to rely on stereotypes or generalized facts from Wikipedia or such sources.
I am not one who believes that you can only write about experiences you have personally had, but if you are going to venture into unknown territory, copious amounts of research is needed (whether first or second hand) before you have anything worth reading.
I wrote a poem on a leaf and it blew away...
Cacian, I'd love to share it but I'm going to revise it before posting. For the sake of not being perceived as racist or prejudice, I'd like to revise some stereotypes that I can admit unfortunately seeped in.
"We sat around, scratching the earth with our feet, half looking up for a sign of the end. And all the while it had long since come and gone." Alexi Murdoch
Well the whole idea of writing is to have fun.
To write is to make things up mix them up a bit to give the concepts of a new lease of life.
One does not have to copy by the book what things are made for. We already have the knowledge. Why read about it too?
It is just something I thought of since everything we do is down to what we know. Could not one read something completely different new for a change?
I personally write out of cliches because I tend to bore from repeating what is already been said talked written about heard somewhere else.
I call it gossip.
I suppose that explains why I loath instructions at the back of any packaging it takes the fun out of trials.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
"We sat around, scratching the earth with our feet, half looking up for a sign of the end. And all the while it had long since come and gone." Alexi Murdoch