September 10, 2015 – Blog Post
The Joker – Part II
I left you hanging last time in the midst of my ramblings
about criticism. Let me pick up where we left off.
A few days after having perceived my writing as being trashed
– actually, while containing hints of inspiration, those early short stories
were pretty bad – I was sitting home one night, watching television and feeling
sorry for myself when something rather strange happened. An internal voice,
which I realized as being a fictional character, actually told me how to pick
up the pieces and proceed with my writing. You probably paused after reading
that, and perhaps entertained certain doubts. I won’t go so far as to say
there’s nothing to worry about, but having characters, which are actually part
of the subconscious, pop into my thoughts with tidbits of story is now a common
occurrence. However, with this being the first time I’d become aware of it, it
was mildly unnerving.
This is how it happened: Halfway through some now forgotten
television program, the internal voice, a character, said: You can’t fill out a homicide report, indicating the suspect to be a
ghost.
The enigmatic phrase might seem like gibberish, but I immediately
recognized it as a possible answer to my current dilemma. The character’s
reference to a homicide report indicated he was involved with law enforcement,
which meant, if he hung around, he would lead me toward some type of crime
story that would be conservative enough to satisfy the critique group. At the
same time, there was this ghost thing thrown in, which could offer substance,
if you will, to satisfy my leanings toward the not-so-conventional. In short,
it was perfect.
I immediately went to my office, which consisted of a cheap
desk crowed into a corner of the master bedroom of our rented house, and began
banging out what would eventually become a mystery novel. Unfortunately, or
fortunately, depending on how you look at it, the bruised feelings I’d
erroneously nurtured due to my misunderstanding of constructive criticism
resurfaced and planted the seeds of mild revenge.
To be continued.
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