Splash of Color: Trying to find my voice

 

That moment when you're thousands of words in and decide-eh I think I'll start over. In academia they don't want flowery writing, in fact no emotion at all is the best that you can achieve, so one could imagine that concentrating on that particular style of writing could all but kill a creative voice.

I've hit that point. So I am trying to rediscover my voice without having to start over every couple of thousand words. It is a frustrating experience but I read somewhere that each time you start over, what you've written before isn't a waste-it was an exercise in finding what works for you. I'm trying to really keep that in mind when I write or else I would be very frustrated right now.

One thing I have discovered however is that the idea I started with has evolved. I didn't realize at first that I wanted to write anything mildly dystopian, at first it was more of a mystery/quest novel. And yet when I read what The Winding City is about, it has so much to do with themes of oppression and power, more so than the boarding school sub-genre idea that it was before. I guess the lesson here is that you can always learn something new.

I'm also considering blogging some of what I am writing, hoping maybe to get some feedback if anyone happens to stumble across the blog. Something to think about.