The Intertwined Hands of Philosophy and Fiction Writing
Philosophy and fiction writing go hand in hand… and I know what you’re thinking, ugg, not the guys from a hundred years ago rocking togas and a tad bit of a condescending tone telling me what to do and how to live my life, no thank you. And, yes, you’re right, but the men in togas know what they’re talking about.
I talk about writing and how to write and things to help you write, because I want to one day see your book in my local library or on a stand in Barnes and Noble. I want to see them and one way I know how to help you is through philosophy, because all these philosophical thinkers knew one thing very well that is in all stories and that is human nature. It’s an undeniable fact they understand the ends and outs of why we as humans do what we do. So, we need to at least have a small idea of what they’re talking about. I’m not saying quit your day job and go study philosophy, but taking a bit here and there of philosophical topics won’t hurt, I promise. They will enrich your writing and that’s what we want. We want to be the best that we can be so what we have to say resonates with people. We write because we have something to say, a piece of our heart or our mind or soul has something it wants to share, and we gotta use all the tools in our toolbox to communicate. So, at the bottom of the box under all the worn tools is Philosophy.
