What I cant understand is why cant I write a simple story? Why do all my stories end up with a convoluted plot about kings and princes and saving the world and what nots! I mean, if I tell you the plotline of my latest story, you will be impressed. But writing it would be like climbing Everest, especially for someone who gets tired climbing hills in the Western Ghats. The thought of writing it sinks my heart somewhere near my toes and gives me a severe case of the heebeejeebies.
What I want is a simple story, not quite the 'boy meets girl' type, but not much harder and more importantly not very long. Somewhere near 70k-75k words is enough! I wont feel overwhelmed while writing it, so it might actually get written.
Yesterday night, just telling a bed time story, I made up a good deal of a fairy tale. It had a good deal of fun in it, but only for young readers, probably preteens. Let's see, if I can keep it simple, I will have a decent plot to write about. I may not be able to publish it, but at least I would have climbed a decently sized hill, which would make Everest seem just that bit smaller.
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