The Undercover Novelists

Most people know me as a music nerd (see previous post), and I count myself as one. What a lot of people don't know is that I'm a creative writer as well. I love writing. And yes, I'm a fantasy writer. I have a huge, sometimes over-active imagination (which can sometimes cause problems when watching certain movies in the theater).

Husband Man is a writer too. He's more of the science-fiction than I am, though, but we still like to read each other's works and critique them. There's something about sharing our stories with each other that makes us enjoy writing even more, even though revision is a hard thing to deal with. So even though Husband Man can't sing a note to save his life, I'm grateful that I got someone who can understand the mechanics of writing a story.


This semester I took a creative writing class that talked about the basic functions of stories and that was a lot of fun. We talked about things like putting images together to make a scene and dialogue and tension and Campbell's Monomyth, and knowing all of those things has given me new insight into my story and my writing in general. Husband Man is going to take that class next semester and I can't wait!


There's something about creating things that really appeals to me. Writing music, playing music, writing stories, taking pictures... I really like the artistic side of life. I think that's why I like random shows like Project Runway and, yes, America's Next Top Model. I like seeing the clothes they come up with, the pictures that they take, what they can do with their talent. I really only tolerate all the stupid drama just so I can see that stuff. 

I know it sounds weird, but that's how I am. But it goes the same for writing. I like seeing what I can come up with out of my imagination. My characters are real to me. I don't dictate what they do, they do it on their own and I just record it as best I can. And I love every minute of it. I'm a nerd and I don't care!


There's only one problem: When you're a writer and a full-time college student there isn't a lot of time for writing... and then you go crazy.