I have never really thought about fiction. Fiction is something I am used to reading and analyzing. I have a hard time analyzing short fiction. I have no idea why this is, because I have no problem dissecting novels. It is a strange thing. I can formulate ideas, but I have a hard time putting them together in the correct format.
Writing about fiction, I think is more complicated than writing actual fiction. For me at least, it is easier to create a cohesive story than to take apart ideas and attempt to create meaning this way.
If there is one thing I will have trouble teaching, its short fiction. I feel like I can never get my arguements straight. When I feel I have an arguement written persuassively, there is something missing. I know that I can get it right once someone points out what is wrong with my arguements though. I know how to fix them once someone points out my flaws.
When it comes to writing fiction, I haver never felt comfortable either. I have heard a lot of people say that it is easier because it is a form of creative writing and, but I have had a hard time coming up with developmental detail in writing fiction.
I think I have evolved though in this respect and have become better at coming up with these stories and fully developing ideas.
I think that when I teach fiction, I will help students grasp the concept of writing fiction versus writing about fiction. I would not want them to have to go through the same thing I am going through.
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Writing fiction takes practice. Hardly anybody can "just do it". The best writers, even popular writers who aren't considered literary greats spent years of their lives writing thousands of words for beans to develop their skills. I remember an interview with Science Fiction great Philip K. Dick where he was saying how he literally woke up got to his typewriter and would write all day long for many years before his stuff started coming out how he wanted it -- some would say it never did, but that's a style issue.
In any case, practice practice practice.
Re: short fiction. It's harder to write about because it's more concentrated. There's more explosives per word than an expansive novel. Think of it like a minefield. In short fiction there's many times more pressure to "see" things for the literary engineer. It balances though; because it takes less time to read, you can sit and think about it more. While a novel takes longer to read, but you can think about it less because it's easier for you.
Write more in your blog. You post far between!
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