#323- I keep forgetting that I forget

It's a regularly occurring phenomenon in my life. I forget about the things that are good for me, which have proven time and time again to be an effective measure against the stress we all seem to accumulate, and embrace those things which seem to amplify that stress, like vaping.

In the interim, I've forgotten about my essential oils, which I applied today after a stressful morning. By the time I was done putting them on, I felt better, more connected to those things in my life which make my life worth living...my daughter, books, silence.

Today I went to the library and worked on a new story. It takes place at some point in the future and is centered on a town reduced to rations by a socialist government. I don't know where I want to take it yet but I feel as though that is less important than working on the story on a regular basis. Whatever happens will happen, and if it has a strong enough plot to bring before a publisher, I'll edit it until I feel it's done.

I've adopted the mentality that Stephen King has. He reads like crazy and when he writes, he writes as fast as he possibly can to keep the doubt from catching up to him. Self-doubt is a horrific muse gobbler. He says that he writes the first draft. Then he puts it away and forgets about it and starts writing another one. Later, he returns to the first draft, reads it, and if it's worth publication, he commences to write between the lines.

I don't want to say what I'm going to do because that almost never works out. I will say that in the last 65 days I've read over 4,200 pages of King's work, which prompted me to buy a book by a famous editor about literary devices, plot structure, and other things regarding creative writing. Stephen King seems to be able to pour his ideas into a literary waffle maker and when he's done he has something cohesive and easy to read.

I want that.

Do I need to keep applying my essential oils and taking my CBD oil to make it happen? Do I need to get myself into more habits like my habit of reading?  

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#322- Out with the old

The Merrimack is starting to turn so I'm done with fishing for the year. I look forward to next year. In the interim I've turned my attention to reading and writing. I'm reading an average of 55 pages a night, which does quite a bit for my ability to articulate the things I want to when I journal or start stories.

Stephen King has always maintained that the best way to deal with a plot is to shoot it before it can breed. He likes to put two characters in a ring and watch them duke it out and from the magnificent struggle that ensues, a story is born.

I'm learning quite a bit about literary devices. King uses them liberally to assist him with his character development. In 'It,' he uses the cabbie to show his readers how much the town of Derry has changed and how Bill Denbrough feels about it.

When viewed through an author's lens, it presents as a powerful tool in storytelling. It reminds me that King lives, eats, sleeps and shits writing!



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