Themes in Writing

I've realized stuff in my writing when I study literature and find themes in other literature.

With my stuff, it's usually themes of sexual deviancy, different cultures and ethnic backgrounds, and the healing power of marijuana.

It seems like everything I write, be it with creatures from the past, humans of the present or faeries of the future, those themes are apparent.

I don't know write the things that I do. Maybe it has something to do with the books that I read as a child that I could possibly blame for my choice of topics. I can't do something that would be considered truly young adult literature (Twilight) because it doesn't come to my mind.

If Twilight was my story, it would have had brutal sex in the beginning, Bella cutting the top of her breasts as she allowed the Cullen clan to suckle. There would have been at least one case of a Cullen orgy, and all those people with lovers would have had fantastic scenes of love. The girl that had Edward kill her lover, would have had him head popped off and burnt while he was laying in their bed basking in the afterglow with a ancient bong.

See, that's a perfect example of me as a writer.

I'm watching a fabulous movie called After Fall, Winter. It was absolutely beautiful. It's such a beautiful movie. So very beautiful. Totally made me cry just now, and I'm not a sap

Art Imitating Life

For anyone that writes, they know that whatever they read, come across, goes into their writing.

I know that many of the things that I've heard have come out in my writing. But sometimes, it's hard to blur the line between inspiration and copying life word for word. I guess that's where (if you're a fiction writer) you start changing stuff.

It always makes me laugh when people I know recognize scenarios and sentences in my work. It's always veiled, but you can read into it. Unfortunately, one of the hardest things about writing, is making sure that you don't use every detail. There are a few stories, which are based on... actual ideas that you shared. Then you really have to make sure to disguise the story as false. If not, a lot of backlash can happen, from many a place.