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.

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.

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

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.
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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?

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

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.

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.

Joy,
Lynn

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).

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.