A Story Too Big For You?
I was thinking about an idea for a story over the weekend, an idea that is still in the very beginning amoeba state of being. After just mulling the idea around for awhile I came to the conclusion that I am just not ready to tackle the concept. (I will refrain from divulging the thesis here). I think it has something to do with the fact that some themes require a lot of living to grasp.
Call it maturity or experience, I’m not sure. Maybe its the notion that once you hit a certain age you won’t care if you can’t pull it off. Who knows?
I wrote the idea down and will keep it in a file. Maybe in ten years I will be ready to begin it. Right now, the idea seems too big, too deep, to nuanced and beyond my capabilities to do it justice….for now. I’m not talking about word count or length, I am talking about depth. Subtleties. The magnitude of a sliver of emotion.
So here’s the question: Have you ever thought about this with an idea or story? Have you ever admited to yourself that maybe now is not the time to begin that masterpiece?
I haven’t had this happen, but maybe I haven’t yet stumbled on a vision for a “masterpiece”.
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You’re back. I couldn’t pull up your blog for awhile and kind of lost track.
I don’t know if there are ideas too big for me, but I never feel like I can do adequate justice with my writing. Maybe I’m too neurotic and insecure, or maybe I just haven’t worked hard enough on anything, but I always feel like my writing falls far short of what I want to achieve.
DD..yeah, I’m kind of inconsistent on this blog. I always get distracted by something else.
I’m working on a story right now with groups of people I know nothing about in a city I’ve never been in, that prompted the post here. I’ve been doing a ton of research though. Maybe I just need to hop on a plane and go get immersed for a bit.