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The trick with writing paradox is that it needs verisimilitude in order to be believed. For instance, the Pink Floyd album Ummagumma has a cover that at first looks like simple recursion -- a picture in picture in a picture. Then, as you look more directly at the artwork, you realize that it's not recursive. The band members swap places and poses. Somehow, it evokes the feeling of a paradox, when it is in fact quite reasonable.
I need to get back to my book this book, but over my conference I was working on a short story about patience. It's a good story, and there are some moments in it which really resonate with me. Unfortunately, part of why they resonate is because they are inspired by a few things I observed on my trip. Things which were so outlandish I had to write about them.
Thanks which are so outlandish I'm not sure I can use them in a story. Readers might not be able to relate to them or believe them enough to accept. Not to mention the typewritten letters from professionals saying, "We would never do that." So I'm not sure, yet...
.Nevets.
Oh come on, Nevets. Write your story, and share it with your adoring public.
ReplyDeletePS Nice to have you back!
A post! A post! And it's about your writing! I think you should show us your chapbook cover. And, I agree with Frances. Write your story and share it!
ReplyDeleteYou have a typo in "Piunk Floyd" And you'll be proud of me that I recognized that cover as Pink Floyd before I actually noticed the print saying that it was Pink Floyd. ;-)
ReplyDelete@Frances - hahaha When you put it like that, it's very difficult to resist. And thanks! I need to pop over your direction and see how your cruise went!
ReplyDelete@Domey - I will try to put up some pics from the chapbook. Eventually, I've also given some thought to editing the thing and self-publishing it as just a side project (with different illustrations). The main thing holding me back from that is that I'm not sure the stories are in their finished form yet. Actually, I need to post about that sometime. There's an interesting illustration there.
@Rose - Oops. Corrected. And very cool. :)
Hmm that is an interesting concept. I'd say the beauty of your idea will be taking that very outlandish things and firmly grounding them in the expected.
ReplyDeleteThen it follows the same trick as the photo above, expecting something, except that it isn't exactly what was expected.
:-)
I'll ditto what everyone is saying: Write it write write it write it!
ReplyDelete@Misha - Thanks for framing it up like that. It does help.
ReplyDelete@Jennifer - hahaha Okay, okay, okay, I'll finish the story. I give in. :)
Write it! Real life truly is stranger than fiction. And it's nice to see a post from you, by the way.
ReplyDeleteYou'll find a way to make it all work Nevets. You're an excellent writer, and have an affinity for what the real world is all about. Stephen King also had problems selling his world views :)
ReplyDelete........dhole