My favorite author is Nicholas Sparks, but lately from the articles I have read I am a bit disappointed because I don't know if it is the author being a bit cocky or if it is the author of the article that can't write correctly so Nicholas gets portrayed as cocky.
He does know what he is talking about, but there is a difference between modest and good at your craft compared to gloating and rubbing it in every one's face. Funny thing is, I had started a book about Domestic Violence because it was a personal story I wanted to tell. Sad to say that when I was almost to my half way point "Safe Haven" came out. So much for an original story! I cried and even call my Mom (who has good advice) to tell her I quit. I recently received a tweet from Nicholas saying that "Writing well is always hard because original ideas are rare." My question to him, in which he has not responded, was "Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't every idea not an original idea, only that person's original story?" It was something my Mom told me to keep me writing.
If you really think about it there is nothing original in this world anymore: thoughts, plans, stories, etc. The only thing that is different is the fact that we are different people so how the story is told and some details can be original. We are all different, right?
A theory I had many years ago was this: There are only so many words in any given language. Languages may evolve, but generally, even with some new words, they mean the same as the old ones. The only completely new words are those naming new things (ie. television, telephones, etc). So, in theory, eventually everything will be said. All words will be used in every order and combination imaginable. Just food for thought.
ReplyDeleteFunny you should say that. I just heard Snoop dog is making a Dogtionary. His own dictionary on HIS own language.
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