I have many ideas floating through my mind. I have started several novels and short stories, but none of them are near completion. There are so many stories I want to tell, but I can't get myself past first gear. My favorite quote says it all: Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. John Lennon sang that in the song Beautiful Boy on the Double Fantasy album. When he sang those words, a chord was struck inside me that has been reverberating for over 20 years. I am busy making other plans while life is rushing forward.
The other night I was watching the Academy Awards for the first time in a very long time. I watched it because I wanted to see Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy win their awards. Well, I'm glad Jennifer won hers. Eddie was robbed!!!
Okay, I digress.
I was watching the awards show and I was struck by how Hollywood depends on writers. They did a montage on writing and writers that made me wish I had taped the show. Martin Scorsese commented on that The Departed was the first film he directed that had a plot. Hollywood depends on writers although they give the highest regards to the actors and directors.
So I thought about my desires and remembered how Brokeback Mountain was a short story, Ordinary People was a first attempt by a housewife, and Harry Potter made a lesser known writer a household name. I thought about my daydream of sitting on Oprah's couch explaining the unique complexities of my novel to an awestruck audience. I still daydream about sitting on Oprah's couch, but now I include the couches of all Tyra, Leno, Letterman, Kimmel, etc.. I also wonder what kind of dress I would wear to the Academy Awards and how I could squeeze a lifetime of words in 45 seconds.
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