Once upon a time when I was still ruminating upon the fact as to what genre of fiction I should delve into, many suggestions were offered to me by near and dear ones. Some advised me to try my hand at horror, others believed that science fiction was my genre, and still others talked about writing a series of crime thrillers. What all had in common was the concept that I should try my hand at bestsellers. Well, I did believe at that point of time that I was indeed capable of writing a bestseller. Today I do not. I have never really been someone who has had the acumen to produce a bestseller. There are many more accomplished writers who can easily do that. Perhaps what I am capable of is simply being the slow and languid writer whose writings are pockmarked with surrealism and monologues. This is me and this is something that cannot be altered easily. And therefore, I cannot compromise with my writing too.
This December I propose to embark upon my second novel with full commitment. And surrealism will be its genre if there is any such genre. I do not wish to write too much about the world as it is, but rather about the world as I or my characters see it. There will be a marked difference from what is and what I perceive it to be. The difference will also be highlighted by monologues, both internal as well as external. Most importantly, everything will promenade around peace and around all that which signifies the rainbow hued emotion of love. Because at the end of the day, everything is about peace and love. And everything else is redundant or ornamental to say the least.
Your writing proposal for your next novel is exciting. And from what I’ve read lately on your Edelweiss blog it seems you have reached just the right frame of mind to write this work successfully. By the way, bestsellers come and go but quality works of literature tend to stick around and haunt the memories of civilizations. You have the skill to do just that.
Thank you so much for the constant support. Yes, it is winter now, and apparently the cold weather brings out the best in me 🙂 You are right. Bestsellers were never really my cup of tea 🙂
And by the way, Lopamudra, thank you for placing my blog in your BLOGS THAT I FOLLOW list. That was very kind. Dale
You are most welcome 🙂
Another nice piece, and it kind of mirrors my own feelings. I wrote a novel over thirty years ago now and it’s never seen the light of day – certainly in the UK it’s next to impossible to find an agent or publisher unless you have a track record – which you’re never going to have unless you publish. It’s a perfect Catch 22 situation. There are also not that many magazines that take cold submissions. But it’s ok: it’s something I wanted to do and I did it. More recently I’ve written a bunch of short stories, and I guess the same is likely to happen with them as well, and again that’s perfectly ok. All of them are based on experiences and event in my life, but taking them into “what if…” territory, often with a supernatural twist – no idea why, it’s just how they appeared in my mind and on the page. I never plan, I just type and see what happens. Same with the blogs.
Good luck with new project, I wish you every success!
Thank you so much for dropping by and liking my scribbles 🙂 “I never plan, I just type and see what happens. Same with the blogs.” I liked this sentence in particular. Sounds a lot like me too. However, hoping to read your short stories someday on your blog 🙂
Been wondering how to do that, actually. But although they are relatively “short” – as in not book length – they tend to run to twenty or thirty pages. I don’t see anyway to add them here, they’re simply not blog-friendly.
Oh Okay. I can understand.
Sounds like a good plan. Keep at it. As the saying goes ‘it takes fifteen years to become an overnight success’.