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Nothing to blog about. Or is there? 10/12/2007 2:48:19 PM
;) Today I've decided to blog about nothing. Nothing special, nothing in particular. Nothing at all.
For some people that might seem like a pointless thing to do. For others it may seem easy. But for me, my mind always seems to be overflowing with something.
Some writers have experienced that dreaded 'WRITER'S BLOCK', which essentially means their mind is filled with...nothing. A big blank wall. Picture it! A big blank white wall. My advice to writers struggling with Writer's Nothing is to start writing about...nothing. That's something, at least.
I have yet to experience this phenomenon. In fact, my 'wall' is never blank. There's a mess of things on it at any given time. So many stories I want to write, so many characters I want to develop and weaknesses and fears I want to explore.
Fictionally, of course.
Such a small word.
Nothing.
It almost seems empty, like a soft wind or someone breathing down your neck.
See? My mind is already thinking about 'something' and not nothing.
I suppose that I may be able to think and write about nothing if I didn't have such a vivid imagination. For me, everything I see and hear is a story. Take the song I'm listening to. The lyrics: 'I must be out of my head'. I think of that and can envision some guy trapped in a padded cell, his hands cradling his head. Why is he there? Did his wife lock him away? Maybe his mother or father. Does he hear voices, or think about nothing?
I drive people crazy (my family especially) with the ideas that pop into my head. When I watch people in the malls (and I do!) I immediately see them in a story. Or I imagine what their life is like. People fascinate me.
When I hear something on the news, I am filling in the details on what I think really happened and what will happen next. Often a news story will spark a novel idea.
So how does one possibly think of nothing? How do you shut off the creative something? Do you meditate, stare at a blank wall, sleep? Even in sleep our mind is working. My mind churns out vivid dreams that could win Academy Awards. Even when I think I've dreamt of nothing, I'm sure something was going on.
So how does one actually write about nothing. Frankly, I don't think that's possible. For even in 'nothing' there is something. I find it very liberating writing about absolutely nothing. You should try it!
What is nothing? Quiet, whisper, thought, fear, empty, sleep, dream, healing, peace...hope. Nothing.
I hope you have enjoyed my post about nothing. Please feel free to leave me a comment...about nothing, if you'd like.
