4.10.09

an introduction.

as a novice to the concept of blogging, I assume, in a customary self-deprecating fashion, that this introduction will be a clumsy one. I'm not expecting a lot of traffic to come my way, but in the case that you do, then I feel it necessary to let you know what I (and this blog) am about.
I'm not much more than a student in a less-than-cultured part of the United States. I have never been a firm follower of the rule, "write about what you know," because if I was, then my writing would be abjectly dull and without any merit whatsoever. I write about what I enjoy, and usually it falls cleanly into a few categories, none of it particularly scholarly or of much note.
Despite this, I write, and I hope for others to read what I write, in the hopes that with time, practice and input my abilities can increase. I think with practice and polish some of the most unremarkable writers can shine. So please, if you pass by, drop me a dime. Help a brother out. It's getting tougher to tell what's good and what isn't in today's world.
I've been heavily influenced by hardboiled detective fiction, or roman noir, in the style of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. I maintain that their respective styles are excellent because of their rhythm; a work should have a flow and a cadence that helps move the story along just as much as the characters or the events. On top of these writers, I am also heavily influenced by the works of Charles Bukowski, which is at some points painfully obvious.
But even more so, I am influenced by music; and often times just from the sound of a song I can help to piece together a scene in my head. On this particular blog, I will be posting most frequently a story, or novella, or whatever you may call it, entitled Pariahville. Pariahville has almost exclusively been inspired by synesthesiac tendencies, and is cobbled together from countless awful short stories or screenplays that I started and didn't finish.
So to all new readers I hope you will keep an open mind and give me your thoughts. It's really the best thing a writer can possibly ask for.

-SD
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