What I like about reading and writing stories is that the plots might be similar, but each writer’s voice is so different. These patterns are ones I can use as a structure for my own stories.
I don’t mind dictionaries, but there have to be better ways to define words. I think I prefer the computer dictionaries and thesaurus to conventional dictionaries. I tend to get caught up in technology more than I do in books. Will books disappear completely? Should they?
In honor of War of the World, I think I want to listen to1984 being read at the same time that I read it. I have learned that I was really engrossed in the story in a way I have never been by just reading a story.
Reading a story out-loud reminded me of being read to as a child. I think I will read a story to my younger sibling. Maybe we’ll set up a puppet show to tell the story.
After having a few creative experiences, and lots of experimentation, I didn’t mind researching scientists that had been inspired by the science fiction they read. I think that it goes both ways. One group of creative writers drives another group of creative scientists, and vice-a-versa. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
I think I want to do some research on my own about technology and society, so I asked my teacher. My teacher suggested that I read novels by Michael Crichton. He loved writing about the future, and the past. He wrote, Jurassic Park.
I think novels are relevant, but reading short stories is what I am into at this time. They are easier to digest. I think that Ray Bradbury is a great writer though, but I had to reread the first chapter before I began to get excited about the novel. I also began writing text-to-self notes asking questions to the novel. I may even wrote a letter to the author and quizzed him about the choices he made in the story.
It’s time to make a photo album of some of my prized pictures. Just in case. I think I will write a narration to go along with the pictures as well. Kind of a family picture book. It will be a little bit like Facebook, and a little bit of my own personal timeline.
It was truly great to see all of the projects we created, as well as argue our points politely but with power. I think I might want to spar with my mom and dad, and we can have our own debate at the dinner table. I think I will be able to hold my own.
My teacher reminded me that writing a novel is synonymous with running a marathon. It can’t be done in a brief burst of energy, but achieved over a longer period of time. Inspiration, drive, determination, and perspiration drive the human engine to discover. Now it’s time to dream about “TomorrowLand”.
