Have you ever had one of those days when you couldn't write if you wanted to? No, I'm not talking about feeling uninspired or having a case of writers block. I'm more going for angry, mad, pissed off royally. Those types of feelings.
And then after feeling red as a hornet, you sit down to write, and suddenly your MC is telling important supporting characters off, flashing a sword she never had before because this is a contemporary novel. And then someone dies a tragic and horrid death that has absolutely nothing to do with the sword, it's more like they spontaneously com-bust and then...
Wait. Is red hornet a saying or did I just mutilate that and mix two different sayings--one referring to being red and the other to being a hornet?
Yeah. You get the picture. Ever felt like that?
~This is not in reference to any writer-world stuff. So, not rejection related.
~I did mutilate it. I looked it up. It's supposed to be, "Madder than a red hornet." I attached pictures because to me they don't look very mad. Just busy as a bee working. :) Oh and apparently it's a wasp, not a hornet.
Well, there is a Green Hornet. Not sure if that helps. Anyway, yes I know how this feels. Usually I just produce angry art or angry tweets/FB statuses. I try to avoid blogging because I'm afraid I'll say something I'll regret later. And I definitely can't write!
ReplyDeleteYes which is exactly why I didn't blog about what upset me. I just think it's cool how our emotions can completely change our writing and our stories.
DeleteI can't say that I've ever had that problem when it comes to my writing... It sounds like some cool ideas could result from it though--like swords in contemp novels. =) I write a lot of poetry when I'm sad.
ReplyDelete:) Yes swords are always called for.
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