Does anyone write out of revenge?
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Re: Does anyone write out of revenge?
-- 30 Jul 2015, 12:57 --
I posted this on twitter a few weeks ago about the saying: "Stay calm and don't get angry."
My response: Then I would have nothing to write about.
So is writing really about revenge...or, is it some kind of justice?
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I wouldn't say that writing is revenge... I like the term "poetic justice." It's a thing of beauty.
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"Poetic justice" ...very nice.
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from what I know in this field of science, negative thoughts can hurt your creative development and will stunt and increase writers block
your overall development will take damage. may even drive you into quitting in a fit. because bad thoughts/emotions will only serve to make more apparent and frequent other bad emotions, like stunting creativity and increasing writers block and more struggle and strife, until you inevitable quit. on the other hand positive thoughts have positive consequences and will increase your creative capacity in abundance, accelerate your development of skill, and bring about positive consequences. all in all. bad thoughts and emotions bring about only bad consequences . while good thoughts and emotions bring about only good consequences. its a truth of science. the basic law of cause and effect.
We are all bound by it.
just as revenge is considered a limited and closed action in life. it is a limiting and closed action for the mind.
it will limit you in that very same compacity in the long run too. so if you get writers block in a week it could be because of those closed, narrow and negativly impacting thoughts that now a prevelant writing traits and qualities you had chosen to develop over a week ago and still limit you now.
If you want to grow as a writer and be an open and receptive person to positive input and outcome.
don't limit and close your mind with the development of bad and negative writing habbits.
that will cost you in the long run.
Remember. The Law of Cause And Effect. Is a scientifically proven truth and constant in the universe.
negative thoughts or (Cause) will bring about limited and negative consequences in there (Effect).
its a matter of universal scientific fact not opinion. the same goes for good thoughts in there cause bring only good results in there effect. its scientifically concrete and proven.
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Per writer's block, I never have it. I've learned several tricks to get myself around this. All of these are just techniques for writing and aren't very scientific.
By the way, the Law of Cause and Effect is valid for a Newtonian universe and is of little value in science today, with the entry of quantum theory and the uncertainty principle, how Planck events modify the "clockwork" theory which was prominent since Euclid and exemplified by Newton and others in his era. That's all gone out the door now.
The concept of "negative" thoughts is not elemental for a writer. We're not talking here about harboring real world grudges or hateful attitudes toward real people. We're talking in a fairly humorous way about seeking some sort of low-level and fairly harmless "revenge" upon some likely imaginary but fanciful foe. Not the real thing.
Smiley faces notwithstanding, writing is a developed skill which is founded on the person's innate talent and brains. It's like learning to play the piano in some ways.
The term "mental science" to me, at least, sounds a lot like pop psychology. Or maybe I'm wrong -- how does the term "science" enter into the theory? As a degreed chemist with considerable experience in biology as well, I'm curious. Please elaborate.
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I admit to having my characters have arguments in which they get to say what I "shoulda said" in a real-life argument. I like to be right, so my point of view always wins the argument when I am vent/writing. I don't kill my antagonists, I just make them look really, really bad. Like I wish they looked to everyone else in real life.
Gosh, when I write that out, it looks so ugly. Way worse that killing off your characters in gruesome ways.
I am not the only one, though. G.K. Chesterton can make the atheists and pagans looks really rabid in some of his Father Brown stories. Come to think of it, this tendency is pretty common in books that have a strong ideological theme. Just look at Ayn Rand.
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Well meaning and benign as it is, I really doesn't teach you to write better. But I suppose that better conquering your innate fears of writing and such could be alleviated by this.
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But to formulate an entire novel or lengthy premise on revenge? Childish and wasteful. As for venting, fine. Just learn to turn the major portion of your frustration onto a more productive line of writing. So Trisha, you're correct. Keep plugging away, too. As the author of 3 novels and the 4th in progress, i can tell you that for each novel the first 70,000 words are the hard part. After that, it's easy, ha ha.
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moderntimes wrote:Never write out of revenge for any sustaining or continuing thing. Temporary is okay and maybe a bit of fun, a way to put a feud or difficult event behind you, as sort of working therapy. So long as you keep a sense of humor about it.
But to formulate an entire novel or lengthy premise on revenge? Childish and wasteful. As for venting, fine. Just learn to turn the major portion of your frustration onto a more productive line of writing. So Trisha, you're correct. Keep plugging away, too. As the author of 3 novels and the 4th in progress, i can tell you that for each novel the first 70,000 words are the hard part. After that, it's easy, ha ha.
I agree. That's why everything i write eventually gets scrapped. I usually save it for a journal, put pen to paper rather than typing it up. Typing it would probably be better ( save trees) but there is just something about actually writing when you are angry.
When I get frustrated or angry I avoid working on the story I am working on. Saves a headache and keeps it from going sour.