Writing Fiction

I have jotted down many fictional story ideas and started on a dozen of them. Writing fiction takes the energy of a mini big bang in my head. I must have a set of characters built in a fantasy world or a different timeline. On the other hand, it is easy to write my personal experience as I just recall from memory. The flow is smooth, and edits are easier.

But writing something imaginary that doesn't exist must start with how it will end and who is involved. I struggled with this initially as I wanted to avoid creating characters and naming them. I wanted to keep the mystery alive in the last tiny story for as long as I could, but in the end, I had to reveal how many people were involved and their relationship with each other.

I had 30 mins to write this and another 10 mins to edit it before I called it a day. My brain was going it is impossible, and in the past, I would have given up on the idea. The five days of writing continuously gave me hope, and I tried to mimic my personal experience type of writing and pushed to write with a flow. I got stuck multiple times for researching a few things and making sure I had the right words used in the context. I surprised myself with what could happen in 30 mins.

The editing experience was enjoyable as I wanted to make sure there was logical flow, and I had to tweak the beginning a bit to match the end, and having that much control over it felt weird. I am trying to imagine how novel authors do it and how many people and drafts are involved in making it suitable.

Short stories are going to be a permanent fixture on the blog. I love writing them. Somehow I feel I could explain my complex feelings through them.