Tha Hardest Part.

Tha Hardest Part. 09/01/2010

With the rush is over, to complete my story for the Anthology Book being produced to showcase 30, AugNo – August Novel Writing Month, authors, I am looking forward to blogging again for a relaxing change from fiction writing. I have been eagerly watching a friend’s home going up; it would make a great story for a blog. It is amazing how fast some companies can erect metal buildings.

I am also reflecting for a moment about what part of writing the short story made me want to tear my hair out?

The hardest part for me was breaking free of writing as the nonfiction writer, in a narrative style and changing to writing in the first person getting my past and present tense correct. Writing at an emotional, what is happening in my protagonist's mind and the actions level rather than just describing the surroundings in an impersonal way. I was dealing with dramatic tensions of emotions I had never put into words before and found myself writing through tears as I described the pain and highs of the protagonist.

So in summery the hardest thing was the general shit from nonfiction to fiction style of writing. The entire change to fiction from nonfiction raises problems as I am know as an nonfiction writer therefore many people are assuming all of my work is fact. In some ways I should take this as a compliment as it indicates that my characters are totally believable.

Set Free, my 9.300 word realist fiction – Short story will be published through Amason as 2010 Anthology.

What part of the writing process do you find the hardest?