WHAT does it take to be able to write fiction? I’d kill for that skill. Ok, I’m exaggerating. Or maybe not.
How does one draw up the hundreds of characters in Harry Potter out of thin muggle air? It’s not that I have ever attempted to start writing a novelette or even a short story, but this is one thing I am certain I couldn’t do.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I have read quite a lot of stories and any attempt at fiction writing would just yield something I read, which would lead to messy lawsuits and bashing and such. Not that I would actually have it published, or that there would be any takers.
Or maybe it is because I blabber a lot in my writings (the way I do now) and I oftentimes argue with my own thoughts that it would be impossible for me to come up with a coherent story, or with “normal” characters. But hey, those elements are not totally present in Haruki Murakami’s works, and he’s world famous for his novels. This reminds me of a funny quote I saw about writer’s block: “it’s when your imaginary friends stop talking to you”.
Anyway, it would be really fun and amazing to be in the minds of those brilliant writers who are able to craft complicated plots and stories, compose rich lovely dialogues that are enough to make their readers sigh, and giggle and weep (sometimes all at the same time), and brew mind-blowing endings that tend to stay with you for days or weeks, until you pick up the next story and enter a new realm.
This is not exactly a piece on airing out my frustration at not being able to write fiction. I never seriously considered it possible, anyway. This is me truly missing my reading time. It is a shame to admit that I have had this longest reading slump. Ever. I have not read a single book for the past year, and a part of my heart feels empty. There is no justification for a reading slump this long and something needs to be done about it.
I couldn’t even recall where I left Kendra, my precious Kindle. What is happening to the world? Wish me luck in overcoming this slump real soon.
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