Prologue

I am writing this prologue because that is what I hope my first message on this newborn blog will prove to be: the prologue of fruitful labor and many pages of thoughts, commentary on writing and the life that inspires it (or, at least, goes with it).

I am a writer, and have so been since I was old enough to scribble, but I'm still a novis in the world of Writing - such an intimidating, humbling world it is. My wish is that The White Page will aid in releasing the inspiration we all carry inside of us, the stories waiting to be told, the characters bursting to live and speak and opinionate themselves against Evil, or perhaps Good. It's our need to express the landscapes we can see before our inner eye, the universes we travel to in our daydreams, the paths we walk in silence that would - had we not been granted Inspiration - have been kept silent, forlorn and private.

What I wish for this blog is to begin a discussion, to attract you: the aspiring writer; the professional writer; the closeted writer; the insecure, the tentative, the obscure, the crushingly talented, the craving writer, to join in the discussion and make it your own. There are no stupid questions in this blog. Comment with a question and if the answer is not stored away in my head or the head of any of your peers, I will clickety-click away and fetch the answer. Probably by using Google. Heh.

Of course, I state here and now that I will, at times be inclined to, give the answer based on my own opinion, and as I am yet to be fully integrated with the world of Writing, you will have to choose whether you agree with me or not.

I can say this of myself: I am a novelist, a fanfiction writer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer for six bloody years), a short story compiler, a poet (without any knowledge of proper length or shape, forgive me), but my biggest passion is screenwriting. I have been writing screenplays for nearly five years and feel every day is a new stage in development for me - it's fabulous. I love all genres, but I detest sloppy plot, loose or flat dialogue, uninteresting characters and twists that have no foreshadowing - this goes for books as well. And as you read this blog, you will get to know what I'm about and whether you can trust my opinion or not.

I am growing as a writer, and I truly wish this to be the place to grow in, to come and look for those elusive answers to those big questions that haunts anyone seriously committed to this craft. You know what they are. As I go along, I will be asking myself those big questions and I am determined to get the answers and write them down for the world to see. In the end - after all the fruitfulness and thinking and living - I hope this blog will prove a guide for any writer who is in need of it.

I am a member of Urbis.com (my name is annie) and ShootingPeople.org, which is a sad little list, but all I have so far had time for. This is about to change and I am on the hunt for worthwhile, professional sites, all of which will be promoted on this blog, along with competitions and whatnots.

Let me round it up by saying that I am happy to be here, and believe it may be the start of a beautiful friendship.

Yeah, yeah, but it's a classic.

Hopefully yours,
Annie.