My first write

I realize I should switch the classification to story,

  but I am telling a story.

I stick with spoken word.

However, 

 this is a story.

I was ten, 

  maybe eleven,

   and I wrote a parody of Jaws.

Granted,

  it was only around three pages.

I had a giant carp rampaging in Lake Mohave.

   You can find it along the Colorado River.

      The lake I mean, 

         however I have seen some good sized carps in the area.

Now, 

  why was I obviously ripping off a book by Peter Benchley,

   which had become a hugely successful movie directed by that Spielberg guy?

First,

 at that age,

   I had no clue concerning the various legal obligations required.

At this point of time,

  I will state the original manuscript no longer exists,

   unless my teacher saved it.

Second,

 it was because of my house.

We had a two story house,

  and there was a drive-in theater within visual range.

I also blame my older brothers for using me for a decoy.

I get to distract their dates' siblings,

  and watch the same movie over,

   and over.

Nothing like the memory of The Rescuers switching to Jaws for the second feature.

This might explain how I write.

Reviews

[Lorry]

I began by trying to give my words the voices of Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and all the other Hammer house of horror actors.
I wasn't even writing horror stories, I just loved the drama of their voices.
That may be why I write. :)

[Jon Roggie]

During my short stint of acting, I might have fallen into a Vincent Price voice. It works.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

knowing how the writing was born is a good thing----and yes, we tend to start by copying other writers...different genres, styles...until we come to our own...

[Jon Roggie]

I was young, and finding a new way to play.