Round and Round We Go
Picking up where we left off in the last post, what was it,
exactly, that urged me off the sofa and into the writing chair?
As is often the case, the answer to the question is a bit
complicated or perhaps multifaceted might be more descriptive. I’ll try to
explain. Some of you might remember the cartoon character, Droopy. Those who
don’t can easily look it up. Anyway, the animated pooch was famous for his
droopy face, which intentionally defied and hid the emotion going on inside the
character. I used to be a lot like that. However, most of us reach a point in
our lives, typically around the middle-age mark, where we become disillusioned
with the way things have turned out. Never being one to under emphasize things,
I rode the disappointment wave with a zeal that would have made old Droopy
crack a smile. Stephen King summed it up quite well when he wrote: Creative people tend to have creative
breakdowns. I believe the phrase showed up in his novel, Duma Key, but I
could be wrong about that.
But that’s enough of that. Long story short, Kathi and I
lost everything we had and moved back to Tulsa to start over. It’s turned out
all right. Rather than give in to self-pity, I directed my frustration and
poured my anger into my characters, especially the villains, cathartically
cleansing my soul in the process. I know, but I have to get expressive now and
then. The writing has been good for me.
Through my characters and the stories they populate I’ve learned a lot about
them, and about myself.
I hope my emotionally charged characters and unusual stories
have, and will continue to entertain you.
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