After reading a writing lecture “Breaking The Mold”, I realised that this is my 10th year of blogging as a writer. My short stories and poetry has changed and shifted as I evolved my writing style and techniques. I was doing it purely out of hobby and gratification as a confused young adult. To admit, I had a pretty messed up teenage life, along with my wayward friends. The most traumatizing of all is having to accompany a girlfriend to an abortion clinic. She was 15 years old. The scan revealed a healthy baby body, on its third trimester. She wanted an abortion. I told her not to. It is a living life. It is beyond my principles (I was 15 years old as well), and I felt that she could give it up for adoption. There are many couples who would love a child. She asked me one final time to accompany her to the hospital for a abortion. I declined respectfully, saying I do support her decision to do so, but it is beyond my principles to participate.
These life experiences fuel my growth and evolution in my mindset and principles. After that incident, I became more interested in history, particularly World War Two. I excelled naturally in Geography, History and Economics while in school. My teachers started to notice the quality of my acute observations and writing skills. They encouraged me to write more, to publish a book. I was a rebel, and I hated following rules and the status quo. I left for Australia, to be free. It is after freedom from restraint of being told what to do, and how to write, that I finally discover my inner voice. The inner voice that calls my name, Averal. It is an angelic name, given to me in my dreams.
After taking an elective in Gender Studies, I am more aware of gender roles in modern society and what it means to be a man/woman. I won’t call myself a feminist either. I like men as providers (naturally, because they have hunter instincts), however, I think women should be independent as well. It is only after taking that module, that I realise what I want out of life for my partner and I. Do I want to be a housewife? A career woman? No, actually no. I am quite a simple person, really. I just need personal space and time, to explore my interests, while, being financially free. I don’t need to own the latest BMW iSeries (although it is tempting). With material pursuits, there are sacrifices to be made. A woman’s youth does not stay forever. I prefer to explore myself creatively and freely. The keyword, is to be free. And freedom, comes with a price.
I like that the new media (internet) as allowed writers to experiment creativity without much restraint. We do not have to be published by the mainstream, we can be independent. In fact, just by starting a free journal on blogger allows us to be instantly published and accessed by people whom we do not know, thereby maybe, creating a reputation or name for ourselves in the community who are interested in the genre.
I like using unusual formats and poems/prose to communicate a story or meaning, or both in-between. I try to experiment with style where consciousness meets the subconscious. Time bending is a very interesting trend I am seeing in contemporary fiction, as well as movies. In the recent movie, Platinum Rush (2012) a group of bikers delivers express mail around Manhattan, beating traffic lights and riding dangerously on the crowded roads and streets. It starts from a car crash, back to how it happened, then to the part after the crash, and the hands of the clock are spinning along when the direction changes. We can learn, as novelists/writers to bend time at our will to bring our readers for a spin for a lifetime, especially when writing thrillers. James Patterson is able to use this style with ease.
I am glad that more writers and artists are breaking the mold and we are seeing leaps and bounds of progress even right now. Banksy, a graffiti artist, genius or political rebel, we do not know, there is no more stereotypes left. We can be all that we want to be, as long we portray the right message we want our readers understand.
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AVERRAL writes under pen name Scarlet Risqué. She stars in Scarlet Queen YouTube with over a million views. She holds a degree in business. The RED HOURGLASS is ranked Top 50 Espionage Thriller on Amazon. She is currently writing the sequels to the Hourglass Series. Grab a free copy of her novel now RED HOURGLASS on Amazon |
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