So, I had my son to the doctor today for yet another sinus infection. Maybe that bit of ill luck was fortuitous, as I learned something that really excited me.
I was browsing through the doctor's rather pathetic stash of magazines, and I came across an article about the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." I haven't read it, and after all I've heard about it being nothing short of soft porn, sadisitc, etc. I don't even know why I read the article, but I did. It was an interview with the author, who said that "Fifty Shades of Grey" started off as nothing more than Twilight fan fiction. Did I ever sit up and take notice! Nope, I am not a "Twihard," as the author called herself and other fans, so I'm not interested in following suit with my own Twilight-inspired novel. However, I do write my own fan fiction, about Ghost Hunters, and I'm itching to start a Merlin-themed story as well. I have my own small following on Facebook, which is both humbling and encouraging, and some of them have told me that I should publish my stories. I thought that was all kinds of impossible, but maybe not!
The funny thing is that I never intended the whole fan fiction thing to get so out of control. The only reason I began writing it in the first place was that I had come across some GH fan fiction that I thought was just the worst freakin' tripe imaginable, and I thought, oh please, I can write circles around these people. So I did. I only ever intended a little short story, but then it expanded into more than one chapter, and before I knew it, I was into a complex story with a whole back story and new characters, and I was hooked on writing! The characters came to life so strongly that I'd dream about them at night, and it seemed that the slightest thing would suddenly inspire a new scene in my story. Why, there was even one day when I took my boys to Monkey Joe's to run off some of their energy. While they spent the next several hours running around and playing, I spent those hours writing my fingers off and completed a chapter and a half while I was there.
I am actually into my second Ghost Hunters-themed "book" and I expect there may even be a third. It has been ages since I was this excited over anything, and I am really excited to see where this leads. I have always dreamed of being an author (well, a PUBLISHED author; I have always been an author), and I just feel like this may be my time to make a move and make my mark.
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