Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction?
That seems like a pretty bad-ass cage match right there...
But for me, I'm placing my bets on fiction being the better of the two... Perhaps not *better, but just easier. I love writing fiction, and I adore reading it as well... Something about writing non-fiction just doesn't spark [at least with me] I think it's because, if I'm writing something non-fiction, that means it's already been written, or at least told before. I get no chance to stretch my creative legs, and walk around the page.
I mean I could put my own spin on something that is factual, but it just isn't the same as completely writing something from the top of my head... Sigh.
When I write fiction, I can imagine the characters, or the plot, setting, the theme, I can imagine anything- and my imagination always runs wild with inappropriate and offensive thoughts, which is perfectly... Awesome.
When I'm writing from my head, possibilities are endless.
But when I have to write non-fiction, I get discouraged, because I know it's all been said before.
I know I could put my own offensive twist on it- but unless I'm splitting hairs, it's all the same thing. It's the truth, just being re-written for what...? The hundredth time?
I'm not saying that I completely hate non-fiction, because I don't. I love to read it and study it, but normally only if it has to do with history.
Hopefully, Greek or Roman- because that is a serious interest for me.
I'm not sure if its contradictive [may have made that word up, but hey, that's fiction right there... I don't think I made it up, but according to the bloody spell check I did!] that I dislike writing non-fiction but adore reading it...
Now that I'm ranting, perhaps I don't hate writing it...
Because I have thought about sports journalism.
If my career of writing soft-core erotica doesn't work out...
Or I could balance the two.
But a lot of times when I think of non-fiction, and me writing it... It just seems like writing essays. Which I don't mind doing, but my essays often get off track easily, and I *jump from topic to topic all the time.
But with fiction, I can jump all I want- and can't really get penalized that much for it. At least Mr. Pierce doesn't penalize me for it... I hope...?
So from my ranting, I've concluded that I don't mind either, but I writing fiction is the one I mind the least... Non-fiction will always read as 'structured' to me, and for a guy like me, structure throws me off balance.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Myth of Technology
When I think of technology, it draws to very contradicting conclusions...
For one, I am using technology to write this very journal, but on the other hand- technology has also lead to weapons of mass destruction and lead to the average man losing his job to a microchip.
No one can doubt that technology helps out society to an almost-uncomprehendable extent [unless one of amish] - although, I once discovered an 'Amish Furniture Store' online, and I wondered how contradictory that was, perhaps even more so than the intro to this very journal... Perhaps.
Technology does many great things, helps kids to read and write- hooked on phonix.
Helps people with disabilities cope, and makes almost everything- even blogging easier... Possible?
But technology also takes away from 'face-time' and we have become so unattatched that often 'break ups' and official 'ask outs', have started happening over computers and through texts... Grow a bloody back bone.
It's ironic how technology makes it easier for us to communicate, but it has made us almost unable to communicate beyond a cell phone...
I personally, think that I wouldn't have a problem without technology- I often thought I was born a few thousand years out of my time... Two thousand years ago, I would have fit in so well. So I'm just out of my time.
But the main thing that crosses my mind when I think of advances in technology is warfare.
In my time[haha] war was very personal, where the man you were killing was only a few feet infront of you, if that. Whether it be by sword, or axe, or spear. But now, it seems that we have taken the value out of human life- almost.
Civilians and soldiers are taken out by our bombs, and IED's, our guns and rockets- We hardly ever see who we kill- and we kill a lot more, for the sake of killing. Not to get land back, or to defend a country...
The iraq war comes into mind... We are invading their country, when it was a completely different group that attacked on 9/11. It seems our warfare is just insensitive to humanlife, and I guess improvments and advances in tech, have made it easier not to care...
No doubt that technology does make our[society's] lives easier but I think I'd be well off, working on a farm, or in a smithy a few thousand years ago.
So tech greatly improves the lives of others, but for me... Perhaps it goes both ways.
For one, I am using technology to write this very journal, but on the other hand- technology has also lead to weapons of mass destruction and lead to the average man losing his job to a microchip.
No one can doubt that technology helps out society to an almost-uncomprehendable extent [unless one of amish] - although, I once discovered an 'Amish Furniture Store' online, and I wondered how contradictory that was, perhaps even more so than the intro to this very journal... Perhaps.
Technology does many great things, helps kids to read and write- hooked on phonix.
Helps people with disabilities cope, and makes almost everything- even blogging easier... Possible?
But technology also takes away from 'face-time' and we have become so unattatched that often 'break ups' and official 'ask outs', have started happening over computers and through texts... Grow a bloody back bone.
It's ironic how technology makes it easier for us to communicate, but it has made us almost unable to communicate beyond a cell phone...
I personally, think that I wouldn't have a problem without technology- I often thought I was born a few thousand years out of my time... Two thousand years ago, I would have fit in so well. So I'm just out of my time.
But the main thing that crosses my mind when I think of advances in technology is warfare.
In my time[haha] war was very personal, where the man you were killing was only a few feet infront of you, if that. Whether it be by sword, or axe, or spear. But now, it seems that we have taken the value out of human life- almost.
Civilians and soldiers are taken out by our bombs, and IED's, our guns and rockets- We hardly ever see who we kill- and we kill a lot more, for the sake of killing. Not to get land back, or to defend a country...
The iraq war comes into mind... We are invading their country, when it was a completely different group that attacked on 9/11. It seems our warfare is just insensitive to humanlife, and I guess improvments and advances in tech, have made it easier not to care...
No doubt that technology does make our[society's] lives easier but I think I'd be well off, working on a farm, or in a smithy a few thousand years ago.
So tech greatly improves the lives of others, but for me... Perhaps it goes both ways.
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