Sunday, November 15, 2009
Not staying
Sorry, folks, but due to a lack of editability, deletability, and overall usability, I am not staying here at blogger. I will go back to Yahoo profiles until I can create (and move) my own blog. Please look to Yahoo profiles if you'd like to continue reading my blogs. Thanks
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Why the long face
My friend Jenny Milchman recently asked why we write what we write. http://www.jennymilchman.com/blog/?p=456
I have no idea why I write the things I do, but every time I am inside the mind of a madman. It's an uncomfortable place to be. I like darkness, I like mystery, I like people who think they should be gods on earth. I like that which is bigger than life. I like tragedy and I like passion. I like people who devour themselves in their attempts to change the world. Why? I don't know. I never write about real life. Real life is boring, or, worse, tragic in a way I do not wish to face. I think my dark historical fiction gives me a nice distance from which to view madness and obsession and tragedy.
I have no idea why I write the things I do, but every time I am inside the mind of a madman. It's an uncomfortable place to be. I like darkness, I like mystery, I like people who think they should be gods on earth. I like that which is bigger than life. I like tragedy and I like passion. I like people who devour themselves in their attempts to change the world. Why? I don't know. I never write about real life. Real life is boring, or, worse, tragic in a way I do not wish to face. I think my dark historical fiction gives me a nice distance from which to view madness and obsession and tragedy.
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