I read non-stop to a fault. Now that I wonder almost blindly through the life of social networking I catch myself reading post by authors, readers, editors and others amongst the land of literature. Many times their blog topics or ranting post leaving me feeling as if I am on trial.(if it don't fit you must aquit). Yes, I feel as if I'm under attack most of the time. Okay-so I'm not named in their rants and raves but I feel as if they are looming over me smacking me in the back of my head with a dictionary(like a nun did with a bible once in religion class to a classmate of mine). I have fessed up to not writing grammatically correct often and to using slang-especially in some of my characters dialogue. I do, I know this, I fully admit to it but guess what? I prefer my trailer trash dialogue...for me. I don't fault anyone else for using the written word like a Shakespearean professor. All hail to you! So, my only wonder is why do they care if I use slang? Or if I am a grammatical hot mess?
I am in no way considering the thought my books are here to change the world of students and teachers alike in English 101. I write-because I have "a music in me"-wait wrong thought. I write because my brain comes up with story lines and characters that maybe...just maybe someone else may enjoy as much as I do. So why not? Come on...I write in the erotic romance genre not educational literature.
Why do people feel the need to berate everyone and anyone? Seriously? Waiting for an answer here?(finger tapping on my desk before I realize I'm blogging and won't get an answer anytime soon. DUH!). I won't even start to believe my personal opinions should be held to biblical heights. So why do so many others think just that?
Guess what peeps?(<~wow that horrific grammar even scares me!). My novels are not here to save the world, solve life's greatest mysteries, reform our correctional institution inhabitants or educate our children. To be as blatantly honest as possible...I write smut. Yep, I'm fully content with that declaration. I write dirty books that happen to have story lines that I am proud of and enjoy writing-bad grammar or not.
Perhaps I should wear a red 'G' on my chest at all times. Hey, if Hester has to wear a scarlet 'A' for her crimes of passion-maybe I should do the same. I can see virtual stones being tossed at me through instant messaging and FaceTime! Although, I will gladly take pretend physical attacks as long as I can continue to write my uneducated but yet enticing tales of love and sex followed by a happy ever after. As long as there are readers who will read, I will write.
Sidda
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