Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Home
Maybe this is going to sound really sad, but I'm just going to come out and say it.
I miss home.
Not the normal kind of home, though.
The one I've created in my mind.
A world where anything is possible and where bravery and the guts to be different are qualities that are appreciated.
A place where my characters get to live all the time, but that I only get to visit when I have time. It hasn't been in a while and that makes me sad.
Sure, I love hanging with friends. I love being with my family. I love living my life.
But... it doesn't feel right when I can't visit my own world, the adopted country of my mind, once in a while.
Anyone else feel like this?
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I feel that way, too, Misha. Sometimes I will see a tree or a rock, and it takes me to that place in my head that is the symbol of home. It has the elements of my real home, but this one is mine alone.
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts.
I feel that way, too, Misha. Sometimes I will see a tree or a rock, and it takes me to that place in my head that is the symbol of home. It has the elements of my real home, but this one is mine alone.
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts.
Nope. But I can appreciate that others do feel like this. I recommend grabbing that boyfriend of yours and having a weekend of amazing/ mind-blowing sex. Then get back to me with whether or not you still feel this way.
ReplyDeleteI feel bad that I've left my characters in suspended animation. Every once in a while one of them will pop out of character and tap on the window of my brain, shrugging as if to say, "WTF, MAN!"
ReplyDeleteI think I can understand what you mean. However, I've caused a few destructive problems in my mind's world so I'm occassionally okay with not missing it :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm such a meanie.
Oh yes, I recognize that so well! You are not the only one experiencing that feeling.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you feel a bit sad today. I know what you mean though, I have been feeling like that of late too.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck and hope you find a solution.
I would miss them if I hadn't taken to dreaming in one of the worlds from my writing. Makes for a real mental trip waking up in the morning sometimes if the dream is particularly vivid.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I know that feeling. It's like a piece of your heart is missing.
ReplyDeleteI've missed the home I created in my newest fantasy series and I don't even know it that well yet. I have too many other deadlines to get back to it.
ReplyDeleteI miss the characters more than the settings I create...and have even cried when one of them died in the storyline.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure the world we live in (the real world?) is as real as our make-believe world.
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you. I've been dipping my toes in, but I've missed total immersion in my writing world. I need to get back there, asap! It feels like something's missing when I neglect it.
ReplyDeleteWell, there's no place like home. The home I visit in my mind is almost as weird as the world outside my mind.
ReplyDeleteCertainly! Sometimes I get 'homesick' and just start daydreaming, haha. =)
ReplyDeleteI don't know, some really horrible things happen in my worlds. I'd love to be the hero, sure, but just to visit? I think I'm okay being on this side of the page.
ReplyDeleteThe world you've created sounds like a wonderful place! Hopefully, you'll be able to get back to it when your workload slows down. I'm sure your characters will greet you with open arms! Julie
ReplyDeleteYou'll be okay. Exercise your imagination and remember who loves you.
ReplyDeleteThere is always a dichotomy or balance in life. Every day sunny would soon get boring.
Stay strong Misha.