Writing

[brigdh]

We Are Pain and What Cures Pain, Both- Saiyuki, R, Sanzo/Gojyo/Hakkai/Goku, for stagesoflove.

And, in celebration of me actually writing something:

Top Ten Ways to Tell You're Reading a Story by Brigdh

1. The title comes from some obscure quote that no one's ever heard of and only makes sense to me.

2. The weather will be described in exact, loving detail. Usually it will be either incredibly hot or incredibly cold, because extremes are fun.

3. Wow, I didn't know you could fit that many adjectives in a sentence!

4. Someone will get some.

5. If there is dialouge, no one will actually say what they mean. Instead everyone talks around each other and makes vague allusions to the problem.

6. The POV character will feel the need to comment on other characters' prettiness. Several times.

7. It has a happy ending, if by happy you mean, "tenuous, complicated, and bittersweet".

8. There's no plot.

9. I talk about it for a geological age before it's finished.

10. Everyone is bi, and yet no one ever notices, comments on, or cares about sexuality.

Comments

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I liked your list, too.

I loved the poem that mistressrenet used for your yami_valentine story last year so much that I went out and bought the biggest book of Rumi's poetry I could find, and it was very worth it. I find him incredibly inspirational. Even when I don't quote it directly, I've got a couple lines that I love to read to myself just to put me in the mood for writing.

And oh, is that what her title's from? I knew it sounded familiar.

[ranalore.livejournal.com]

Rumi is just fantastic, especially when you're going for sensual and yet somehow cerebral. I also like to use e. e. cummings a lot, and Rilke and Neruda. I also use Sandburg, but usually that's when I'm specifically going for ocean-themed. *G*

I have to bug Rune to loan me the CD I made her of the mix so I can upload it for you again. When the hard drive crashed, it took the playlist with it. Or, wait, it's in my LJ somewhere, so I'll find it and upload it for you and drop you a line.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Well, you just pretty much named all of my favorite poets, so I'd have to say I agree. *grins*

Oh, thanks!