I have stories in my head. They are constant background chatter from the moment I wake up until I fall asleep. The stories I dream are gone before I am awake enough to get them on paper. I am a storyteller by nature. When I look at the world, I see it as a writer. Everything I experience has story potential, from the way the barista at Starbuck’s wears her hair to the traffic pattern between my home and the local high school.
A large part of writing is editing. Seeing the world through a writer’s eye is also revising and editing for content. When I look at written stories, go to the movies, or watch television, part of me is breaking down what I view into its component parts: setting, character, and plot. I evaluate it as though it was a story I was asked to edit. What works in the story? What needs improvement?
People have mixed feelings about seeing movies with me.
I thought I would share my thoughts on aspects of stories I have seen as well as those I have read. I will be writing about characters and storylines I do not own or have any rights to change. These are thought experiments and their purpose is to tone the muscles of my imagination.
They may also be fun to read.
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