HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO ...? BY Olusola Sophia Anyanwu
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO …
What is the other part of the question? I will let you have it in a
minute. This is not a game I often see on Twitter, where one is told to end the
question with something silly, impossible, or just with any word. However, it
is about a vocabulary issue. I will explain below.
I began
writing a crime novel in May last year, my first attempt at this genre. The
flow and pace were good, and I was pleased with the story plot and characters.
Along the way, I paused to edit it. Then the problem started. I abandoned
it—not because of ‘writer's block.’
I attended an imaginary ‘writer’s clinic’ and realised I had developed a desire for ‘scriptocide’. This was explained as an offshoot of ‘impostor syndrome’. During editing, I had asked myself, ‘Am I following the traditional pattern of the crime genre? Who will enjoy this?’ Then I murdered my manuscript! And 'scriptocide was born!
On February
21st, Lesley Hargreaves shared ‘Writing with the best intentions’
on MTW and used the ‘stony and fertile ground’ analogy, which birthed this
post. It encouraged me to resurrect my story from the grave, where it had been
buried, and make it breathe God’s breath of life into it again—for the fertile ground!
You have heard words like jabberwocky, doppelganger, writer’s block, mogigraphia, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and I have added overeditism and scriptocide. Yes, smile. So, HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO CREATE NEW WORDS IN YOUR WRITING? Do share below, and let the fun begin!
Sophia Anyanwu’s writing inspires and encourages the love of God. She is a member of the Association of Christian Writers, UK, and has published 20 books, which are available on her website: www.olusolasophiaanyanwuauthor.com and Amazon. You can subscribe to her YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/3j0oPuy and follow her on all social media here: https://bit.ly/3UG36Kx
Loved that Sophia you drew me right in! Well done for experimenting and taking a risk. Love your new word! My is Natramatisha I invented it as an alternative to my name because when I was 13 I was too immature to get what God was telling me through my name. Many times I have had to overcome and now I embrace my real name. Yours has to do with wisdom which is appropriate after this blog!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Nicola! Maybe you can use Natramatisha for something else. I like it! Blessings.
DeleteHi Sophia, a lovely blog which opens our minds to creating new words, which I don't think I have done in my writing, and gives us food for thought. I just looked at your amazing website. God bless.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Derrice for your lovely comment and compliment on my website! Blessings.
DeleteInteresting post, thank you. I wrote a fantasy book once, and loved creating words, although it was harder than I'd ever imagined it would be. Very frustrating when I couldn't get it quite right, very satisfying when I cracked it. Maybe I should dig that book out.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Kathryn, for your kind thoughts and comments. Good idea to get that book out! Blessings.
ReplyDeleteWhat a "Sophialised" post 🤣 Your profile picture looks good. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Peculia, for your lovely comments. And Wow!! I love the new word in my name—sophialised! Blessings.
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