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Jan. 30th, 2009 07:49 pmSometimes I wonder why I'm so fascinated by the mechanics and twists of writing. I mean, I have no actual creative talent for myself. I squirm and come up with something hackneyed and terrible if I have to write a story. I can produce poetry, possibly because it tends to be short, but I can't deal with plot without being embarrassed at the results.
And yet I'm fascinated by people who can produce interesting stories. I read authors' blogs, I spend a disturbing amount of time on TV Tropes, and I loved English classes for the analysis it gives. Most of my friends are creative types; of my first close friend-group, I'm one of maybe two who aren't majoring in either art or music, and one of my second group is actually a published writer (a very small one, mind) and the other is a choir enthusiast. And yet I'm emphatically not. I'm pretty terrible at music, even if I like to sing (badly); as mentioned I have no ability with creative writing, and in general all my talents are slanted towards the analytical. I'd be a left-brained person, if being left- or right-brained had any meaning for personality beyond bad pop psychology.
So why am I so interested in the creative process? Even given my love of stories, particularly literature, it wouldn't take much effort to sit back and just enjoy them without trying to find out how they're made. Perhaps it's just that I find the process intriguing, because I don't intuitively understand it. Maybe it's just me trying to analyze something I enjoy, which is a pretty typical behavior for me. And maybe I'm just interested, because it's an activity that throws up the vast majority of my daily entertainment. Who knows?
And yet I'm fascinated by people who can produce interesting stories. I read authors' blogs, I spend a disturbing amount of time on TV Tropes, and I loved English classes for the analysis it gives. Most of my friends are creative types; of my first close friend-group, I'm one of maybe two who aren't majoring in either art or music, and one of my second group is actually a published writer (a very small one, mind) and the other is a choir enthusiast. And yet I'm emphatically not. I'm pretty terrible at music, even if I like to sing (badly); as mentioned I have no ability with creative writing, and in general all my talents are slanted towards the analytical. I'd be a left-brained person, if being left- or right-brained had any meaning for personality beyond bad pop psychology.
So why am I so interested in the creative process? Even given my love of stories, particularly literature, it wouldn't take much effort to sit back and just enjoy them without trying to find out how they're made. Perhaps it's just that I find the process intriguing, because I don't intuitively understand it. Maybe it's just me trying to analyze something I enjoy, which is a pretty typical behavior for me. And maybe I'm just interested, because it's an activity that throws up the vast majority of my daily entertainment. Who knows?
