Chris Writing Anything

Tell us about the last thing you got excited about.

Today’s post, well, it pertains to an interesting topic.  Right now, being that it’s today’s prompt, I’m exploring what makes me excited.  And this task, a self searching endeavor, was a bit tougher than one would think.  So, that being clear, in the next few paragraphs, I’ll tell you about what got me amped.

At first, when I had originally read the prompt, and then ruminated a bit, I was going to mention the Leagues Cup Championship.  I mean, Lionel Messi is a phenomenal soccer player. And he took a team in the basement, I mean the team hadn’t won in eleven games, and he brought them to the Leagues Cup Championship. 

So, considering Inter Miami’s radical change of fortune, being that they had made it to the championship game, I was interested in the constest.  Could the men in pink make a statement? It had been a long time since I had been that  psyched about a sporting event.

Yet, that was a week ago.

So, a more recent event, and it occurred only last night, came after work.  There was definitely build up to that moment.  You see, I’m writing a YA series. No, it’s not in publication, heck, I don’t even have an agent.  But, I do believe, and I hold out hope, that it will, one day, positively affect a young man’s life.

Last night, realizing I needed a change of pace, I realized I hadn’t touched the novel in awhile. Then, with a few things confronting me, I realized, with much regret, some of my missteps in my youth.  And what I had regretted, well, yeah, I guess I would always have to regret that, but there was more.  And it was that, and what I should have always regretted, that shone through like a beacon.

The ray of light bursting through dark clouds, as I lamented hurting those close to me, was that my lamentations fit perfectly with what I was writing. 

So, yeah, those decisions, I’ll have to live with them.  But I can illustrate those mishaps, and communicate, in an entertaining manner, my own inner frustrations.  What’s exciting about that, and it seems a valid consolation, some teenaged boy might gain insight from my misled actions.  That young man might not make the same mistakes.  And, yes, I’d be damned proud of that.

So yeah, after work, and after eating a late night  meal, I was excited to write.  And three pages flowed from my fingertips.  The final product?  Well, I’ll have to go over it tonight.  However, the content of that dialogue…well, I feel it’s powerful. 

Most of my drama is lighthearted, with serious subject matter reserved for very important points.  I feel, and I think it’s the right approach, if I make the read fun, then hit the reader with something important, I can reach kids who simply want an escape. 

And yes, that would make me elated.

Have an Excellent Day!