Just another day at the keyboard. I'm looking to write some fiction, and yet instead of staring a blank screen, or one with utter rubbish written, I've logged in here to write about my writing, and life in general.
I have a girl-friend who's living overseas. She suggested I write a story about us, since I've complained that I lack new ideas for stories. Something new, and fresh, I said. Well this is definitely new. I don't know about fresh - since we've been in contact for over ten years. In that time, nothing much has changed in our situation. Although, she might be coming to Australia in the not-too-distant future which would mean likely meeting up in real life for the first time.
I've begun writing the story but find myself holding back a lot - as I know I'll be sharing it with her. I'm censoring myself all the time, because our relationship isn't at an advanced stage. We're still just basically friends with a little extra interest (afaik). And then there's the problem of writing about "things" happening between us, which may or may not happen. Neither do I want to spoil any surprising events, nor do I want to be too forward with her. I basically want to throw out what I've written and start over -- I'm not one to write romance stories, so maybe just write a story which has some romance in it.
My other problem with writing, is that I have changed a lot since my days of writing, and hence don't know whether the same genre's still interest me. My tastes have changed, and I'm not the hell-raiser I once was. So I'm sort of stuck on what to write. I enjoy reading thrillers, and action, so maybe that's where my interests lie. I could also write a little mystery, I'm reading a H/C/T at the moment, sort of enjoying it, although it's pretty full on. Not sure whether I want to write such morbid stories as I once did. Maybe I just need to read more horror stories, and see whether they appeal to me. Lately, I've just been reading crime books off the rapid reads section in my local library.
