Scribbles
Welcome to Scribbles, a portfolio of sorts, containing a bunch of short stories, snippets (excerpts from large projects), character sketches, and poetry by... well, me. If you've stumbled upon this, its entirely likely you already know me, if not - my name is Josie (aka Pheenie, Sweet Tangerine, Nubby, the Bitch, Jos, or Ushi) and you can find out way more than you ever wanted to know about me at Solitary-Confinement, my domain.
Writing is my passion.
I adore it. I will do it until the day I die.
I also love talking about it to other writers, people with passion about crafting stories and characters and entire worlds. Painting with words. I am very lucky in that my boyfriend shares a great deal of my love for writing and together we are collaborating on several projects.
I tried talking to Mom and Joyce about it the one day a few years back, telling them about the belief system of Madaya and looking for insights about it. They couldn't believe it when I said I'd spent all this time "uncovering" the ins and outs of their religion and then said "I don't even know how much of this religion will play into the plot". That in fact, it may just be a side note to whatever transpires. And I believe that's possible. So much of what I know of the characters, their histories, never made it into TED and yet, I know it all. And I drew on it.
Because it wasn't as if I was just making it up to fill in my pre-determined plotline. I think that my characters make the story themselves. I just chronicle it. When Merkus tries to commit suicide to kill Ionar/himself and Kaiami...that was his decision, based on the guilt he felt for deeds done, he had genuine motivations, I just wrote it down.
Which is not to say I'm psychotic or delusional and believe that there are really "Humins" running around Hollywood with wings in their backs, but I don't like to think I really "make up" my characters, instead that they come to me to tell their stories.
Maybe I am crazy.
Explains a lot doesn't it?
