In writer's craft, I frequently write comical stories. Sometimes I write psychologically disturbing stories, but usually they are funny.
Today my teacher said to me "Sarah. You know, one of these days I'm going to force you to write a sad story" then she went on to say that although she's joking, that she wants to get me to write something sad and depressing to "evoke those emotions". I said "Okay whatever you say" and she replied "I want to see your dark side" and I answered "Haha you don't want to see my dark side". We were kind of joking around with each other while we were saying this, but she really did say she wants to see me write something sad.
My initial reaction was thinking that I write sad things all the time. But then I started really thinking. I thought maybe my blog was kind of sad, but I don't think my blog isn't necessarily sad. It's intense and serious at times, but it really isn't "sad".
I get sad a lot, I cry. But it really isn't the same.
She wants me to write something sad. I am actually going to challenge myself to do this.
Because honestly, I am sitting right here thinking "What is sad?". I then automatically think of like a serial killer, killing puppies. Which really, that has no content or really anything to do with anything. I know this isn't what she meant either.
I think what she was trying to get at is that I hide behind comedy through my writing, and she wants to see the pain come out. She told me she loves my comedic writing, but she does want to see something different.
I guess something more "sad" would be sort of relating my past as a kid to now and using that as inspiration to write stories. I did write one sad thing in writers craft, but I hated it, so I scrapped it and started again. It wasn't even "sad", it was just sort of discomforting, similar to in Marley & Me when *Spoiler Alert* the dog dies.
I don't know.
I know in psychology, it is a common belief that many people use humour to cope with situations. I think my teacher recognizes this. She knows about my past as a kid, and the situation with my father, so I think she just wants me to use this as inspiration.
Maybe I'm looking at this all wrong. Maybe I am using humour to cope with the actual situation.
The more I think about this, the more I think it is true. Quite often I joke around friends... almost excessively, and quite often when I feel sad, the only thing that gets me through it, is watching comedy shows.
Well thank-you writer's craft teacher for helping me realize this (that was sarcasm).
Has anybody ever told you to do something the opposite of something you're good at? Or has anybody ever specifically told you to improve an aspect of your writing, to be something you find hard to write about? Comment below!
Today my teacher said to me "Sarah. You know, one of these days I'm going to force you to write a sad story" then she went on to say that although she's joking, that she wants to get me to write something sad and depressing to "evoke those emotions". I said "Okay whatever you say" and she replied "I want to see your dark side" and I answered "Haha you don't want to see my dark side". We were kind of joking around with each other while we were saying this, but she really did say she wants to see me write something sad.
My initial reaction was thinking that I write sad things all the time. But then I started really thinking. I thought maybe my blog was kind of sad, but I don't think my blog isn't necessarily sad. It's intense and serious at times, but it really isn't "sad".
I get sad a lot, I cry. But it really isn't the same.
She wants me to write something sad. I am actually going to challenge myself to do this.
Because honestly, I am sitting right here thinking "What is sad?". I then automatically think of like a serial killer, killing puppies. Which really, that has no content or really anything to do with anything. I know this isn't what she meant either.
I think what she was trying to get at is that I hide behind comedy through my writing, and she wants to see the pain come out. She told me she loves my comedic writing, but she does want to see something different.
I guess something more "sad" would be sort of relating my past as a kid to now and using that as inspiration to write stories. I did write one sad thing in writers craft, but I hated it, so I scrapped it and started again. It wasn't even "sad", it was just sort of discomforting, similar to in Marley & Me when *Spoiler Alert* the dog dies.
I don't know.
I know in psychology, it is a common belief that many people use humour to cope with situations. I think my teacher recognizes this. She knows about my past as a kid, and the situation with my father, so I think she just wants me to use this as inspiration.
Maybe I'm looking at this all wrong. Maybe I am using humour to cope with the actual situation.
The more I think about this, the more I think it is true. Quite often I joke around friends... almost excessively, and quite often when I feel sad, the only thing that gets me through it, is watching comedy shows.
Well thank-you writer's craft teacher for helping me realize this (that was sarcasm).
Has anybody ever told you to do something the opposite of something you're good at? Or has anybody ever specifically told you to improve an aspect of your writing, to be something you find hard to write about? Comment below!
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