For my entries in the 2012 A to Z Challenge, I will be focusing on writing elements that I find important and that I want to incorporate into my work.
Today, the topic is WONDER.
When someone reads a piece I've
written, I hope they enjoy it, but I also hope I perhaps brought a
little sense of wonder to them.
Maybe not in the sense of, “I wonder
what the Hell this idiot writer was thinking!”
Preferably more like a sense of
surprise, interest, puzzlement, or joy.
Or a mix of all of them.
I mentioned a couple of days ago that I like an Unexpected ending, and how I would like to be able to
incorporate a smooth and fulfilling ending-twist to many of my
pieces.. But even if the reader sees my ending coming long before
the final scene, I would still like to at least provide them some
enjoyment and a little hint of wonder.
Something that lasts.
I hope that in
even my shortest stories, I leave my readers with something that will
stick with them long after the story is finished.
Maybe I made them change their
perspective enough to see something familiar in a new way; maybe I
gave a feather-light tickle to an old pleasant memory; maybe I gave
them something new to think about; or maybe I left them with a sense
of resolution and contentment that lingered for a while.
Something that evoked – maybe only
just the slightest bit – that sense of wonder.
I think too be able to do that as a
writer would be...
Well, wonderful!
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4 comments:
worthy aspiration! poetic!
loved reading your post =)
A feeling of wonder would be hrd to evoke in a reader. If you achieve that, you should be proud. Blog on!
http://francene-wordstitcher.blogspot.com/
Wonder is such a fantastic concept! It's one I'm hoping to achieve in my writing, too.
@Tara: Well, thank you very much! I really appreciate that!
@Francene: Yes, it is hard -- frightfully hard. But admittedly, my A-to-Z theme is, "writing elements I want to incorporate into my work." Not, "simple things I can do to help improve my writing." In many ways, the hard things are the most important ones, lol! ;^) Thank you very much for the visit and the comment!
@Nicole: Me too! Thanks so much for your comment and support -- it means a lot to me!
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