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I wonder how many people here can relate to this writer's manifesto.
Incidentally, if you are wondering about the title, it is a riff on the title of a feminist song of the 1970's: I am Woman, Hear Me Roar.
As always, all comments appreciated.
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The pen doesn't make me feel allmighty. But there is a movie that uses that idea in a very amusing way. "Stranger than fiction" If you haven't seen it, yet, I recommend doing so. I think you might like it.
I like this story.
It's never too dark to be cool.
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Hi Barbara,
Thanks for the feedback and the movie suggestion. I have already seen "Stranger than Fiction" and did, indeed, enjoy it. Another movie in this vein is "The Purple Rose of Cairo."
Joy, Lynn
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Don't you have the writer's gender reversed? Besides, as a fully committed male writer, I, personally, would never behave in such a superior and omnipotent manner toward my characters. . . . . [wait for it...] . . . . Sorry, I couldn't resist. My stories are famous (or infamous, perhaps) for putting either Clark or Lois in a situation that few - if any - other writers would even consider. So yes, I can certainly relate. And isn't it fun?
Life isn't a support system for writing. It's the other way around.
- Stephen King, from On Writing
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Hi Terry,
Thanks for the feedback.
Ya know, I have no idea why my muse made the character a man. To be honest, I originally planned for the piece to be only the manifesto. I decided to include the introductory paragraph only because the FFF web site only accepts fiction. And while the manifesto's in-story author is a bit more grandiose/megalomaniacal than I am in my own thinking, the manifesto by itself could arguably be called nonfiction. The inclusion of that first paragraph puts it firmly into the realm of fiction.
I think I may have made the character a man because I had had Mr. Incredible in the back of my mind when I wrote the piece. (Incidentally, I can relate to Bob Paar with regard to his boss; my own now-former boss is one of the main reasons I chose to take an early retirement.)
But I have been known to comment that when I write, I am more powerful than Superman. And yes, it is fun to put poor Clark into uncomfortable situations. My own style (as you know) is more toward the squirming-in-embarrassment variety rather than the life-or-relationship-threatening kind. But I do enjoy seeing him try to worm his way out of those predicaments.
Joy, Lynn
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Have you read the novel 'Billy Summers', by Stephen King? There's a bit in there that talks about the power of writing to make the world any way you want.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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Hi Annie B.
I've never read anything by Stephen King; I do not anything remotely horror-related. My "It" story is about as close as I ever want to get to the horror genre.
Having said that, I have heard that Mr. King is an outstanding writer; therefore, I'm delighted to be on the same wavelength as him in something writing-related.
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Believe it or not, 'Billy Summers' isn't horror--it's a crime thriller (with occasional shout-outs to 'The Shining'). A killer for hire who only kills bad people (and who discovers a talent for writing along the way).
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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Hi Annie B.,
Interesting. I had thought Stephen King only wrote horror. But in my opinion, at least, if "crime thriller" isn't a sub-genre of horror, it is still too horror-adjacent for my taste.
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