I love reading and writing! So when I am in the process of designing a creative
piece or constructing an essay, I am hoping that people will love reading my
writing and I myself will deem it lovable.
In order for me to love my own writing, and any writing for that matter,
it must include the following three points: It must be intriguing and
captivating. It must be pertinent and applicable. And it must be lasting in the
minds of the readers. If these three
points have been achieved by the writer I will probably fall in love with the
piece I am reading and then there is a very good chance others will too.
When I wrote Black Dahlia these three goals were already in place.
To intrigue and captivate with my story I added realistic details and
described them in vivid, rich and dramatic words. I wanted to paint with words
and that is what I did, although the most memorable painting was done in the introduction.
For this reason the intro is all about intrigue and tension. The first sentence
“The night was too serene” grabs the attention of the reader and places certain
expectations into his mind, because “too serene” hints at anything but a happy
resolution. The description of the silk breeze as it shattered against two dark
figures was purposely built on a contrast to heighten the tension, raise the
stakes and entice the reader to explore the story deeper. At the end of the
introduction so much suspense is built up and the reader is sucked in so deep
that withdrawal from the world he has entered will be painful and unsatisfying.
To make my writing pertinent to my readers and to myself, I lined my
story with an important truth that applies to everyone. The idea of leaving
important decisions off for tomorrow, when your tomorrow is not guaranteed to
you is the backbone of Black Dahlia. The idea and my presentation of it, in a
real life situation, confront the readers, help them to see themselves from the
side and provide them with an opportunity, before it is too late, to change. To
make my point clear I used the pastor, as the voice of wisdom, to plainly and simply
state vital truths. For example, “You are given today to prepare for tomorrow”
and “your tomorrow is not promised to you by anyone”, as well as “the greatest
tragedy in life is that we realize things very late in our life and by the time
we realize them, it’s too late.”
To make Black Dahlia enduring in people’s minds a combination of things
was necessary, captivating language, pertinent ideas, but also a twist, an
unexpected climax and leaving the reader with no definite answer. My short, one
word sentences aided me in concluding the story without providing a recipe for
a long and happy life, challenging the reader to fill in the blanks and write
their own recipe.
In Black Dahlia I present an issue of hoping for tomorrow and question
the people that turn away opportunities of change, but my trust in the readers,
that they will find their own answers for life’s question without me
spoon-feeding them, is what welcomes readers into exploring the proposition at
hand. I hope that now you also feel trusted and lured into reading more of my
writing.