The zone

My head is electric with ideas. Ideas for story lines, ideas for characters, ideas for presentation formats. This is what writing is all about for me. Yes, I have entered my zone where nothing else matters. I have vivid images racing through my brain so quickly that I cannot type fast enough to capture everything. Yeah, I am in the zone, the writing zone. It is a complete, all encompassing adrenaline rush that makes me want to keep writing to the exclusion of other things in my life. But it is a hobby and I like to think I am good at it. But it is more than that. It is almost a game, where I try to engage others to read the thoughts that I have and see if I can get my readers to react. All reactions are welcome, except one. The one thing I fear more than anything. Actually, the only thing I actually fear. The fear is almost palatable. I feel it every time I press the "Publish Post" button in this editor. It is, of course, no reaction at all. Being hit with the "ho-hum, why should I read this anyway" reaction. I really have no idea why I write. It is more than some thing to do to kill the time. But I do know exactly why I publish. It is because I want people to feel. I want people to think. All the material I create is intended to get my readers to think beyond themselves. To really look at other people and try to instill some empathy for my characters in the reader. If I succeed in communicating my message, fantastic. If I don't, well I can't stop writing. Therefore, I can't stop publishing. Maybe I'll get to one of you. Maybe it will be ten. Who knows? Tags: Fiction, Online Book, Rebeleyeball, Paul Gavin Copyright (c) 2006 Paul Gavin. All rights reserved.