Week #16 -- Trapped

Were there 16 weeks this semester? I'll double check on that.

I think sometimes the realizations that are found in writing makes it an intimidating craft. Perhaps this is why sometimes putting a paper bag over my head seems more inviting than reckoning with my thoughts. It is important for a writer to realize what they are headed into and properly setting herself up so that she can come across the heavy words of writing no matter how dense, hilarious, or depressing those words may be. It's not always easy to see what's written before you or even how to rewrite words to their absolute best. It takes obedience to see these things out. A lazy writer isn't going to be able to commit to the more tasking aspects of writing and storytelling.

Writing may come with more ease as one practices but there are definitely difficult paths to cross. Writing about a loved one's death can move someone to tears as they process what's happened, writing about someone's afflictions could bring out their aggressive sides, while writing about love could make one lightheaded. It's important that whatever emotions come out in writing that these emotions do not consume the writer and prevent them from craft. Emotions are often an untaught entity that we are just expected to go through in life. In this day in age, emotions are often not even appreciated. Writers need a good sense of self-control in regards to emotions so that whatever happens, does not control them.

Of course, emotions are often used as a form of control. This is a manipulation of emotions and is not there intended use. Anger, sadness, and humor all alike can direct people and move their hearts, but these forms can easily do damage, very unnecessary damage. Clear thinking is the goal along with clear, purified emotions. There's nothing worse than having someone emotionally come on to you and the aftershock of clingy attitudes attached to it. In this day and age, closeness is not always easy to find so emotions are often used as traps to help people get what they want. Writers need to be on the lookout for what traps them. It's easy to be consumed with ideas, but sometimes it's not so easy to find motivation, to have faith in one's ability, or just to actually commit. Writers need to constantly be looking for keys which help them to overcome traps as well as be on the lookout for what may cause a writer to slow down too much and in turn be afraid to write.