Between all of these writers, i am going to find out their beliefs to fundamentals of writing and how they feel about writing. I will be inviting Ray, Anne and Carolyn out to lunch at the at Panera Bread.
Amber: Hey guys, thank you for joining me for lunch. Mind if I ask you a question?
All 3: Not a problem.
Amber: What do you guys believe are the fundamentals of writing and how do you feel about writing?
Carolyn: Writing is like meditation or going into an ESP trance, or prayer. Like dreaming. You are tapping into your unconscious.
Amber: What do you mean Carolyn?
Carolyn: To be fully conscious and alert, with life banging and popping and cuckolding all around, you are not going to find your way to your subconscious, which is a place of complete submission. Complete submission
Amber: You really have a point there Carolyn. How about you, Anne?
Anne: Well first I try to breathe, because i'm either sitting there panting like a lapdog or i'm unintentionally making slow asthmatic death rattles.
Amber: and then…..
Anne: I let my mind wander and I finally notice the one inch picture frame that I put on my desk to remind me of short assignments.
Amber: What did it tell you that you had to do?
Anne: It reminds me that all I have to do is write down as much as I can see through a one inch picture frame.
Amber: That doesn't sound so bad! See, you were stressing out about nothing…! Hey Carolyn, do you have anything to add to Anne’s comments?
Carolyn: Typewriter with page 1,994 of novel screams from another room: I WANT YOU. Cuckoo clock coo coos six times.
Amber: yes, yes, I know exactly what you mean. How do you feel about writing, Ray?
Ray: Run fast, stand still. This is the lesson we learn from lizards.
Amber: What do you mean by that Ray?
Ray: In quickness is truth. The faster you blurt, the more swiftly you write, and the more honest you are. In hesitation is thought.
Amber: Wow, I had never thought of it that way.
Ray: You stumble into it, mostly. you don't know what you're doing, and suddenly, its done.
Amber: Well, Thank you guys so much for coming out. I enjoyed hearing your different opinions.