LJ Idol - Week 1 - Am I Crazy?

[writerofictions]

I rub my tired eyes and fight against the sleep that so desperately wants to come, listening as the wind howls past the window and shakes the eaves. It's frigid out tonight, the kind of cold that sinks into your bones and leaves behind a dull and restless aching, and even inside wrapped inside of blankets I can feel it seeping in. I try my best to

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[theun4givables]

I thought about taking this angle with the prompt, too -- after all, I talk to my own characters. Out loud, even. Tell them to shut up when they keep presenting me images and I can't write them -- don't want to write them just yet. They're insistent and stubborn just like real people, to me, and my husband thinks I'm nuts.

I really enjoyed this piece. :)

[occasionally]

It's always a matter of perspective. This was a nice exploration of the personal psychology of writing.

[amazingwriter23]

So true about writers! AW

[baxaphobia]

A lovely description of a writer's passion! Nicely done!

[kandigurl]

"All writers, in a sense, have to be a little crazy."

True facts!