It Begins with a Spark

Have you ever wanted to recapture an experience that brought you a sensation of wonder? I think that’s the very reason we read fairy tales more than once. I don’t just mean reading the same fairy tales again and again but also looking for that exciting feeling in reading the next fairy story. The next story is only a variation of what we have read before because certain elements must exist to carry the sensation. The characters might be different and the world might change but we are usually reading about a hero on a quest.

This web log is my journey into creating my own fairy tale world. I want others to enjoy it. However, it is there for me to enter and set my own fairy stories. I will also leave a trail of sorts for others, who might want to do the same. I will include articles on how you can create your own detail enriched story world usually in the form of writing and brain storming exercises. Those who follow along regularly should have enough notes to write their own stories set in a magic world.

A story begins with a spark of an idea. Sparks are ideas that are not fully developed enough to stand on their own. When I go to my wife and say I have an idea for a world where songs are magical spells, she says That’s nice and continues with her projects. So the spark can’t stand alone and be of interest to others for very long. But you have to begin somewhere and that’s why sparks are important.

I think we have sparks everyday and don’t realize them for their potential. When we do realize the potential for a spark, maybe we don’t know what to do with it and let it fade. For my next journal entry, let’s practice feeding and coaxing a spark into something bigger.