Writing should never be an exercise in futility but a labor of love. This is true for any career a person may pursue but I find that this aplies to the writer even more.
I love to write because its something that I truly believe I can excel at. Developing characters, forming a plot, and creating a story or poem that will touch your audience is challenging but fun. Currently I am putting the finishing touches on a chapbook and have one other in mind. My wife is a story writer and poet so we may collaborate on a book of short stories.
Research is a part of the writer's life. It's fun to research on a particular city, or era in history, or a group of people. If I had my druthers, I would like to live in a particular place I want to write about as to feel the pulse of the city and the people who live there. New Orleans is a city I'm clamoring to visit. It reminds me of Greenwich Village and the East Village in that it has a avant-garde and quirky aspect to it. I'm a little quirky myself so the Big Easy is right up my alley.
Writers, look at research as walking through a particular time in history. Put yourself in that time period and see if you feel a part of it. It will put a bit of you in your story without the audience ever know that you are there.
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