Post by account_disabled on Jan 6, 2024 5:56:39 GMT
We are what we write. It is often said to write what you know, but perhaps it is no longer correct to say "write what you are"? What life gave you, the world around you, the events that changed you, formed you, destroyed you and made you reborn. Writing, as an art form, is a force that starts from within, a force that comes from what we are, from us as people, as thinking, human beings. Writing is never technical, but always human, always personal, deeply connected to our self. Technique is just a tool we use to give it a concrete form. What influences our writing? Fiction: influences literary genres I remember my first influences very well: The Sword of Shannara , the novel that marked my love for books , also marked my passion for the fantasy genre . Not only that, but from that moment on my attempts to write fantasy stories were strongly influenced by that book.
Then came The Lord of the Rings , which influenced the reimagining of my novel. Yes, because the story changed completely and became something monumental, just like Tolkien's work. When I realized I wasn't Tolkien, I abandoned that ever-increasing pile of notes and even my dreams of becoming a writer. These two novels have had a profound Special Data influence on my writing. This is a mistake for me, but it is also a mistake due to my lack of reading experience. If you read only one book, that book will influence you. When you've read 500, it's a little difficult to recognize precise influences. Authors: influence the writing style The first fantasy pages I wrote attempted to imitate Terry Brooks or, rather, his translator. Same goes for Tolkien. After reading all of Lovecraft's stories, I fell in love with that ancient, evocative style and wrote several stories trying to reproduce it. Even today I really like that style and that language and I believe that they are suitable for some works. Then came the day of Cormac McCarthy.
The road had bewitched me, that style exudes drama in every word. I have read other works by the writer and they all left something inside me. It's good for an author to influence our writing style, but it's bad if he influences it. Reading and writing a lot has the advantage of shaping our writing and making our style increasingly personal. Nonfiction: Influence ideas Can reading an essay go that far? Yes, after reading The Morning of the Magicians by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier I came to know and appreciate fantastic realism . And some of my stories were born precisely from that reading. The novel that I started writing again and also other stories that I would like to write were born thanks to that essay. It's as if I had discovered a world, or rather an infinity of worlds that I was previously unaware of. Perhaps there will come a day when other essays will detour my narrative, show me other paths to take. This is the importance of non-fiction: it introduces us to the unknown, opens our minds to new ideas and sensations, directs us to where we can give more and express ourselves best.
Then came The Lord of the Rings , which influenced the reimagining of my novel. Yes, because the story changed completely and became something monumental, just like Tolkien's work. When I realized I wasn't Tolkien, I abandoned that ever-increasing pile of notes and even my dreams of becoming a writer. These two novels have had a profound Special Data influence on my writing. This is a mistake for me, but it is also a mistake due to my lack of reading experience. If you read only one book, that book will influence you. When you've read 500, it's a little difficult to recognize precise influences. Authors: influence the writing style The first fantasy pages I wrote attempted to imitate Terry Brooks or, rather, his translator. Same goes for Tolkien. After reading all of Lovecraft's stories, I fell in love with that ancient, evocative style and wrote several stories trying to reproduce it. Even today I really like that style and that language and I believe that they are suitable for some works. Then came the day of Cormac McCarthy.
The road had bewitched me, that style exudes drama in every word. I have read other works by the writer and they all left something inside me. It's good for an author to influence our writing style, but it's bad if he influences it. Reading and writing a lot has the advantage of shaping our writing and making our style increasingly personal. Nonfiction: Influence ideas Can reading an essay go that far? Yes, after reading The Morning of the Magicians by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier I came to know and appreciate fantastic realism . And some of my stories were born precisely from that reading. The novel that I started writing again and also other stories that I would like to write were born thanks to that essay. It's as if I had discovered a world, or rather an infinity of worlds that I was previously unaware of. Perhaps there will come a day when other essays will detour my narrative, show me other paths to take. This is the importance of non-fiction: it introduces us to the unknown, opens our minds to new ideas and sensations, directs us to where we can give more and express ourselves best.