Hello From a Wannabe

Hallo,

I'm not going to introduce myself by saying that I am writing such and such genre or novel, because I'm not! However, I have had an itch for going on 2 years now and it's getting to the point where I simply need to just start. I spend most of my days fantasizing about imaginary worlds and building them up so that they feel more real in my mind. I, like many others, am paralyzed by a fear of not being able to accurately portray the images in my own mind.

I will say that I am primarily interested in writing epic fantasies and a lot of philosophical pieces. Maybe dabble in some horror. All I know is I am very interested in filling out every single detail that I need to in order to make my stories feel as real as possible.

With that being said, this post serves as the beginning of my pursuit to shake myself out of that paralysis and get writing!

I look forward to spending time with all of you.

Thanks! I definitely do that. I have made a total mess of the memo application on my phone and I have literal stacks of notebooks so I can leave one everywhere I go. It's a bit of an obsession at this point... but I feel like I never run out of ideas now that I've embraced that even the silliest idea can be turned into something highly amusing.

The Urban Spaceman said:

You might not realise it, but you're already writing—or at least, going through one of its stages.

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Thank you very much for saying this. I guess I never looked at it that way and I always wondered what the heck a pantser was. I'm already getting some learning done here, it seems!

I'm not much of a drinker so much anymore, but I do have... other means of stimulating my mind. I do remember writing some really decent essays for college while a bit tipsy though. Good tip!