Writing and healing

Funny thing, writing.I really haven't felt like doing it for a very long time. I've done "work" writing. But very little else. And one reason for that is that I have felt I have little to say. The other was because I was worried about, when I said something, what other people would think.

Now, I'm beginning to think that "stuff" might have to be worked out in the writing. Thinking about it might not be enough. Maybe the only way to work out what to say is to start writing. And as for the other people: well, I'll work that out when it really is a problem. Right now it's not. And again, it probably will get worked out in the doing.

FortuneTeller (Alan Greenspan)

FortuneTeller (Alan Greenspan)
Originally uploaded by sfclay

Regarding my last post, this is a much more scary picture...I'm doing this thing at the moment where I am trying to link up the "real" world to my "inner" world in a meaningful way. I can so easily get lost in both. I think that may be what makes me ill. I get so far lost in the one that I lose touch with the other. When I look at pictures like this though and there were much more scary pictures of Greenspan on flickr I can see why. Now I have found my way out of the forest. do I have to deal with the real world all the time? Or can I dip in and out of the two? That would definitely be my preference but I have always had a problem with boundaries and moving in and out is sometimes painful....

Seven basic plots

Snow Queen
Originally uploaded by Laura Ward

I've been reading this book by Christopher Booker about the 7 basic plots. Only they really aren't that basic. Thought it is pretty interesting to see that I - and probably everyone - tends to like some plots over others. I really like "voyage and return" stories - where you lose youself in another world and come back transformed or not, depending on the author's preference. Brideshead is a voyage and return story but no-one gets transformed. Always wondered why I felt ambivalent. I also like rebirth stories - one of my favourites is HKA's The Snow Queen which also includes a quest. And of course, the Secret Garden..

By the way, I am still feeling lousy but getting used to it.