lit 2 (voice)

it's funny. i used to think that writing often created my narrative voice. however, on the contrary, it's definately reading. lately, as suggested by laurean, i have been into the Order of the Phoenix. yes, i was a little embarassed to pick it up out of the kids section. and yes, i feel funny being a grown ass man carrying around a harry potter book. but still, it's good literature.

while i'm at it, let me run off a few things i'm embarassed about getting into: sex and the city, girlfriends, spongebob squarepants, fairly oddparents, american idol (finale), america's next top model, and if i didn't live in new york (where the movie ticket prices are just too damn much) - curious george. but go to hell, it's good writing. it's entertainment in an era where it's few and far between.

at any rate. i find that, after reading for an extensive peroid of time, which i like to do, i tend to narrarate my actions throughout the day. for instance, when i came back to atlanta this past weekend, i didn't think to myself, "it's so cool that i'm back home." no, i thought to myself...

as he slowly stepped off the plane, he was instantly bathed in a warmth he had not felt in months. he embraced it. he adored it. the coldness of the north melted off of him like an ice cube at room temperature. it was slow and deliberate. it was almost as if the freeze did not want to let him go. he took pleasure in this thought; for as much as the bitter chill held to him, it did not matter. each step through the taxi of the airplane was another step closer to home. the warmth that now served as a blanket over his body was too much for the coldness. it was too much for the bitter chill of the north. it was a welcome unlike no other. a welcome only a place like home could give.

don't get me wrong, i'm no writer. but i am aspiring. and the more i write, and the more effort i give, and the more criticism i recieve, the better i will become. so i'll finish this book. and then the next installment of Stephen King's Dark Tower series (i'm at IV). and by then, i'm sure someone will recommend the next big thing. after that, i will pen the next short story. i haven't completed one in a year. i'm eager for that.

have a nice day.