The Randomness of Writers

A little short story that shows the constant argument I - myself - have with my imagination - my second self - throughout all my projects. I believe that everyone who writes does this too. :)

The Randomness of Writers

"I want my name to be this!" My main character exclaims at the beginning of the project.

"No." I reply strictly, "It shall be that!"

"Fine. Anyway, I want to be a hero in a futuristic world where I fight off the bad guys with energy swords, laser guns, and advanced vehicles!" My main character states.

"Can't happen." I respond dully, "Because I've already planned you to be a champion in a fantasy world where you battle the bad guys with a steel sword, a hunting bow, and elemental magic instead."

"Ugh, okay." My main character sighs, "Then I want my adventure to be against an arch nemesis who is a sorcerer who kidnaps my beloved due to an ancient grudge he's held against her unknown royal lineage for hundreds of years!"

"Wow, that was a mouthful." I answer, "However, hold up. I've already jotted down your journey to be something along the lines of going to slay a dragon, befriending it, then the two of you defeat a worse monster for the people."

"Oh, come on!" My main character groans, "Alright. Still, I want the beast I slay to be a troll!"

"Lame choice. Nah, I'm making it another dragon." I joke, "Sorry."

"No you're not." Declares my main character, "Well, let's talk about my sweetheart next!"

"Oh boy." I snort.

"You know you like this part most of all." My main character points out, "Even though you're a guy, you're a romantic. Now, let's make my girl royalty! The richest of the rich! The prettiest of the prettiest! After all, as champion, do I not deserve the best?"

"Maybe if you're a complete dolt." I laugh, "Fortunately, you're going to be more the kind of champion that prefers the innocent village girl over the snobbish maid that gets everything she wants."

"You call that setup fortunate?" My main character questions.

"Indeed so." I chime, "Besides, everybody adores the guy that chooses the common lass over the regal one any day. Duh."

"Okay, okay!" My main character reluctantly agrees, "Can I at least have an opinion on what she looks like?"

"Depends." I admit slowly, "Go on."

"Goody, goody!" My main character explodes, "If she's the village girl then have her be unique, elegant, as well as fragile as a rose!"

"No, no, and no." I argue, shaking my head, "She'll be a commoner, average, as well as hardened after being on a farm all her life until a lucky man comes along for her."

"Good lord, above!" My main character rants, "You can't be serious... Well, at least describe her hair as gold as newly cut wheat in the sunlight, make her eyes as blue as the ocean, and have her smile be as white as snow on a mountain top."

"Nice list, Mr. Perfectionist." I mock with a chuckle, "But that's not the way it's going to go. She'll have hair as red as fire, eyes as green as spring leaves, and a shy grin to finish it off."

"Do as you will." My main character says, "I suppose that can work."

"Good for you." I patiently praise, "Now as for your traveling companion... What to make him."

"You mean my dragon?" My main character wonders.

"No." I correct, "In traveling companion, I meant another human."

"Ooh, ooh! I know!" My main character eagerly injects, "Make him awesome! Make him a non-problematic guy that I can order around! Make him huge, muscular, and able to swing around a massive broadsword!"

"Won't work." I decline, "You'll be the overconfident one while he's the mature one. He'll think more about things, such as how to approach a battle, while you barge right in. Instead of a broadsword, I think he should dual wield swords."

"That doesn't sound good! N-no!" My main character stutters.

"Of course it does." I decide regardless, writing it down, "You two will get along enough to save the kingdom along with its peoples and, in the end, you'll be the best of friends."

"No we won't!" My main character denies, "Nuh-uh!"

"When am I ever wrong?" I smugly ask, knowing the answer before it comes, "Huh?"

"Not... often." My main character admits reluctantly, "Though... there are times."

"Oh, get out of here!" I chortle at the remark, "Your career would be dead without me."

"That's not fair." My main character complains.

"It's the truth, either way." I simply explain, "Come on. Let's keep working at this thing. I think we're really onto something here."

And, thus, that's the process myself and my main character follow while plotting. That's how we illustrate, plan, as well as create our stories. One side of us writers writes things right, the other writes wrong. One part of us is sane, the other is not. While you take an ordinary stroll down a forest path, we take one through "Alice in Wonderland". It's alright to think us odd. It's normal to see us as unbelievable. That's just the way we are and, really, we won't change. That's just the way we do things. That's just the randomness of writers.

Author's Note

It's kind of how Alice in Wonderland acts with everything.

Reviews

[Lucy Morningstar &heart..]

I love this! I have arguments with my protagonists and antagonists sometimes too when I debate the direction I want things to go for the characters lol Writers are so weird and random and strange (have you seen Stephen King? xD) but that's what makes us wonderful. Nice job :)

[Eryn ♪]

Love this. Though I cant say I argue with my characters often I definitely agree with the randomness that runs through our brains.

[Cousitarian]

Lol, the talking is just to show something like writer's block which I have soooo many times. Still, the aggravating pauses help me in the end a lot more than I ever suspect. Plus, the randomness isn't really randomness; it's a system that brings the adventure of our made up worlds to light. Still, I'm happy you liked it. Thank you very much!