Writing about fiction and writing fiction itself is a huge compromise of events and meanings behind the work itself. When writing about fiction, one can analyze the meaning behind a certain phrase or language. The in-depth analytical stand point an author states has a wide variety of angles to take on. The paper may be much easier to write compared to creating an actual short fiction.
I enjoy analyzing fiction because you can go to many lengths and construct an analytical standpoint from many points of view. There are many ideas in analyzing fiction such as language, tone, point-of-view, characterization, setting, themes, undertones, structure and the list goes on.
Writing about fiction is much easier than the actual process and completion og writing fiction itself because messes are easier to make than cleaning. In other words, it is easier to deconstruct a literary work as oppossed to constructing one. When our english was assigned wo write the short story titled, "Under What Circumstances..." I was guided with a setting and title, thus helping me create what I believe to be a wonderful short story, however, the second set of short stories, "X happened in Y land..." I was stumped and couldn't conjure any type of fun or intersting short story.
Writing fiction is much harder than writing about it. I enjoy both but respect literary legends able to construct beautifully written prose. I think the most challenging aspect of writing fiction is not reiterating what has already been written and constructed, but rather being completely origional and creative in ones writing style ideas.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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