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As a writer
May 30, 2016 at 1:54 am
I sometimes think I am merely entertaining the voices in my head.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
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RE: As a writer
May 30, 2016 at 2:14 am
Don't we all?

Writing fiction is in essence voicing the personas in our heads, I think.

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RE: As a writer
May 30, 2016 at 4:31 am
(May 30, 2016 at 1:54 am)Maelstrom Wrote: I sometimes think I am merely entertaining the voices in my head.

I completely sympathize. While I have already published several strictly science-themed books, whenever I entertain the idea to dabble in fiction a bit, there's suddenly this nagging feeling that I'm merely daydreaming on paper (metaphorically speaking), because the "hard" sciency basis and justification is missing, and I'm merely entertaining my imagination. It takes quite a bit of confidence and courage to pull that off, spend real time on it and publish.
When I publish science stuff, I merely suffer from impostor syndrome, which is a bit different. I think both get better the more other people actually read it.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: As a writer
May 30, 2016 at 4:57 am
We all entertain thoughts of heaven.
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RE: As a writer
May 30, 2016 at 4:59 am
(May 30, 2016 at 4:57 am)carusmm Wrote: We all entertain thoughts of heaven.

Yes, I've actually considered writing a dystopian novel before.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: As a writer
May 30, 2016 at 9:29 pm
I have a dream. - Martin Luther King

We all have a dream. (No criticism of King meant.)
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