I’m a writer.
If that wasn’t painfully obvious from the last year and half
of blog posts, I have something elementary to inform you of, dear Watson: I like to write.
Turns out, however, that I like to do more than write. I
like to listen to music and to mix it (even though I can’t really play it?), I
like to act and direct and work on the technical aspects of Theatre, I enjoy
math and science so much I’m going to major in Chemical Engineering. I love
logic and philosophy and thought-provoking discussions. I like to look at
paintings (which I can’t draw), at photographs (which I’m not too good at
taking), and I enjoy all sorts of other things.
What’s the point of this?
Well… it’s time to
take a look at the world beyond writing.
Why Life?
That heading sounds a bit like a tumblr post about to get
deep, right? Well, this isn’t going to get deep, sorry. Basically, I’m going to
start posting (on Mondays) about things other than writing.
I’m not abandoning writing, not at all. Every Friday post
will still be writing centered, and almost every Monday post will somehow
relate back to writing and why writing is such a beautiful and artistic
pursuit. The thing is… there’s more to life than simply writing. It might look
like – based on my blog – that the only thing I do with my life is write.
That’s simply not the case.
I might spend an hour and a half a day writing. That’s it.
It’s all I have time for, because life
is full. There are so many facets to life that one simple art cannot
possibly cover it all.
Therefore, I want to write a bit more about life, and how
writing can relate to it.
Life is an Art
So, I came up with this idea: LIAA (LEE-ah). Life is an Art.
A simple title, a simple acronym. They’ll be simple posts, for most part,
highlighting almost anything. I’ll give you a few post titles I’m toying around
with as examples:
“Why It’s Okay to Grow Up”
“How Theatre Changes You”
“Going it Alone”
“Philosophy is Fascinating”
“Broken Snapshots – a glimpse at my writings”
When I write a review (of a book or a movie or Hamilton or
some such thing), it will be posted on Monday as well.
What about Blips?
You may have noticed by now that I usually post on Mondays.
That I’ve already got a pair of things – world blips and prose blips – that
take place at the beginning of the week.
What about them?
Where are they going?
Well, nowhere. They’ll be staying right here, on this blog.
I just won’t be posting them quite as often. A few Fridays will be dedicated to
a Blip. Those will still be coming.
In fact, I’m really excited about the next few months’ worth
of Friday posts, including:
“Your Target Audience”
“Prose Blip – Irony”
“Someone to Look Up to – a blog post series”
World Blip – The Source of Magic
“The Art of Historical Fiction”
And a few dozen more. I’ve got a basic pattern I’ll follow
for what type of post happens when, but I’ll let you figure it out for
yourself.
Changes and Chances
Life is about to change. I’m not going to go around spouting
details because details are boring. Instead, I want to say this: as my life
changes significantly, I hope to keep posting. I might miss a post or two here
and there come this autumn. I’m not dying, I promise (although… I guess I
shouldn’t promise that because college finals).
Even as it changes, life is an art. It’s a dance and a
painting and a snapshot of reality and a glimpse at beauty and story and
emotion and power.
Let’s enjoy it, shall we? That’s what art is for: for us to
enjoy and to ponder and interact with and to invest in.
I like this. I shall look forward to future LIAA posts...
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Good, gooood.
Deletethis makes me legit so excited.
ReplyDelete^.^ same actually
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