I can't think of any real reason for this journal, other than it was "inspired" by comments made by friends of mine after reading a few of my "me-mails", a phrase coined on the spur of the moment a few weeks ago.
First entry: 27th August 1996
Writing has always been something I have wanted to do. I long to conjure up images of far off places with well thought out words. I read a lot and sometimes wonder if I will ever have the skill I admire so much in the words of other authors, such wonderful turns of phrase that transport me to far flung places, into situations I had never dreamed of. Often I think of scenes, the words flowing in my mind, in my thoughts the wording is perfect, yet the moment I pick up a pen the thoughts and words become stilted and unnatural, the scene comes to a grinding halt and the plot becomes ludicrously implausible or just plain non-existent! I often write down phrases that pop into my head, phrases or scenes that I feel might one day be destined for my great novel!I have countless notepads with strange sentences scrawled on every available page, none relating to the other, descriptions of people, places and events. Few are longer than a line or two, so it seems that all my writing is destined to be a literary jigsaw puzzle. Linking "the ebon shroud of night" to "the gossamer strings of dawns first dew" is relatively easy but trying to tie it in with "her light footsteps were barely audible through the heavy cloak of freshly fallen snow" might be a bit more of a challenge.
These scribblings make me wonder if I have an unrealised clothing fetish! However, if the truth be told I am most comfortable in T-shirts and jeans or sweat pants that keep me warmer now that the cold weather is here. Shopping for clothes bores and frustrates me so I wonder at the references I make to clothing in my writing.
As this is my first on-line Journal entry I will end off for now and hope that someone out there in that Global Village we inhabit will respond to this via e-mail let me know if it's worth updating, if you want to hear more of my ramblings on subjects that have little relevance to world peace but keep me going from day to day.