Something to mull over
Dec. 23rd, 2009 10:11 amThis is more for my own reference than anything else, but I'll leave this entry open for reading, because I'm not discussing anything really personal or private.
Last night I got pulled into an after-work outing to Navy Pier with a few women from my department. We went there to see Avatar in 3D on the big IMAX screen.
We were about halfway into the film when out of nowhere, a name that I've never heard before, and that was not related at all to the action onscreen, popped into my head: Chris Abernathy.
I don't know anyone with that name. But it seemed important. And it lingered in my mind even after I turned my attention back to the action onscreen.
Eventually I decided that this must be a name that I should use for a character...and I filed it away for future reference. I started thinking about who this person might be, and since nothing concrete emerged, I concluded that he must be a part of a story I have yet to work on...possibly a central character in whatever I write after I finish the wrestling novel.
And then this morning, I thought of the name again. Only this time, after hearing the first name Chris for a few minutes, there was a shift and it changed to Brian.
Brian Abernathy.
I still have no idea who this could be, but something about it feels absolutely right.
I guess I'll have to wait patiently for Brian to reveal himself further, and be ready to listen and record whatever it is he wants to communicate to the rest of the world.
As much as I recognize that writing is mostly about hard work and persistence, and focus, I also feel that a tiny part of it is a bit mystical. This is one of those times.
Last night I got pulled into an after-work outing to Navy Pier with a few women from my department. We went there to see Avatar in 3D on the big IMAX screen.
We were about halfway into the film when out of nowhere, a name that I've never heard before, and that was not related at all to the action onscreen, popped into my head: Chris Abernathy.
I don't know anyone with that name. But it seemed important. And it lingered in my mind even after I turned my attention back to the action onscreen.
Eventually I decided that this must be a name that I should use for a character...and I filed it away for future reference. I started thinking about who this person might be, and since nothing concrete emerged, I concluded that he must be a part of a story I have yet to work on...possibly a central character in whatever I write after I finish the wrestling novel.
And then this morning, I thought of the name again. Only this time, after hearing the first name Chris for a few minutes, there was a shift and it changed to Brian.
Brian Abernathy.
I still have no idea who this could be, but something about it feels absolutely right.
I guess I'll have to wait patiently for Brian to reveal himself further, and be ready to listen and record whatever it is he wants to communicate to the rest of the world.
As much as I recognize that writing is mostly about hard work and persistence, and focus, I also feel that a tiny part of it is a bit mystical. This is one of those times.