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| Sark. Photo by Roger Hyland |
I have
come to the conclusion that there are no beginnings or endings, simply a
continual passage of time, which I used to see as linear, then circular and,
finally, as a figure of eight - the infinity symbol, moving back and forth
between past and present into the future...
I like to
play with this concept when I write. Beginnings
are always scary but exhilarating. A bit
like a plane taking off. The start of
the journey into the unknown. Endings are different. They need to be satisfying, both to write and
for the reader. They don’t need to tie
up all the loose ends, because life isn’t like that. And when you think you have finished, you
often find that the perfect ending is actually the perfect beginning. And vice versa.
I use this
idea when I teach creative writing workshops.
It encourages fluidity; an open-minded approach to the creative
process and the realisation that it is organic.
Related posts:
http://creatabot.co.uk/2012/07/19/stories-we-tell-ourselves-by-jane-ayres/
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/journeys-and-shapes.html
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| Elastic infinity (photo by Jane Ayres) |
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