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shining a light in the dark
a question has been posed about the darker side of writing. the way i read it, it all boils down to one thing, really. if you are a writer of horror, porn (or erotica), blood and guts and gore (in other words, the darker side of human nature), does that mean deep down inside you are basically a homicidal, horny, psycopathic, raving lunatic?
well, maybe.
i have written my share of the above topics, some for mass consumptions and some just for the hell of it. my opinion is, if i bring those dark things into the light, they aren't as scary anymore. i have purged them, so they have lost their power to frighten and thus control a part of my life. would i ever chop off someone's head and drink their blood? only during PMS.
seriously, my aims as a writer are:
entertain the reader.
make the reader think about something they normally wouldn't have.
entertain the reader.
make my voice heard.
entertain the reader.
i don't consider myself insane because i tell stories about George and Tom, the gay dragons, or vampires looking for redemption, or Wendy and David and their sexual exploits. i'm not nuts when i write about illegal aliens or why health care costs are so high in this country or when i write a metaphorical account of rape. i have something to say, and something inside me drives me to say it. i HAVE to say it.
life is not all sweetness and light, and to write as if it were is basically dishonest. as a writer, i feel an obligation to be as honest as i can be.
so, if that makes me crazy, call the men in the white jackets to take me to that rubber room with my name on it. just make sure they have lots of good drugs.
and a pen and pad of paper.
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well, maybe.
i have written my share of the above topics, some for mass consumptions and some just for the hell of it. my opinion is, if i bring those dark things into the light, they aren't as scary anymore. i have purged them, so they have lost their power to frighten and thus control a part of my life. would i ever chop off someone's head and drink their blood? only during PMS.
seriously, my aims as a writer are:
entertain the reader.
make the reader think about something they normally wouldn't have.
entertain the reader.
make my voice heard.
entertain the reader.
i don't consider myself insane because i tell stories about George and Tom, the gay dragons, or vampires looking for redemption, or Wendy and David and their sexual exploits. i'm not nuts when i write about illegal aliens or why health care costs are so high in this country or when i write a metaphorical account of rape. i have something to say, and something inside me drives me to say it. i HAVE to say it.
life is not all sweetness and light, and to write as if it were is basically dishonest. as a writer, i feel an obligation to be as honest as i can be.
so, if that makes me crazy, call the men in the white jackets to take me to that rubber room with my name on it. just make sure they have lots of good drugs.
and a pen and pad of paper.
****
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