About Love and Thermodynamics

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            Even if you’re a creative thoroughbred, there’s still always going to be a need for new ideas. Some people like to sit on their brains and think all day in order to effect the desired result—I’ve done it plenty. There are, however, more proactive methods to breaking creative logjams.

            Remember the rudiments of life. The basic laws and tenets. I like to think of Entropy. Things tend to go from order to chaos in the universe. It’s one of those things science people always hang their hat on, and it makes sense. If you leave a house to the elements, when you come back in a year, things aren’t in better shape. A story is interesting because it’s really about trying to fight the chaos. The last page is a chance to reverse the entropic tendency and set the whole matter to right at last. That’s why stories are fun to read and watch, and that’s why they’re not real life.

            Not real life being a good thing in this scenario.

            Also, don’t walk by the chance to offer the world a nice love story. Hopefully you’ve been in love, but even if you haven’t, you probably want to be. It’s one of those common human deals I’ve heard about. Love stories are good places to start. Take a guy and a girl and then simply add roadblocks. She’s popular and he’s not. He’s rich and she’s poor. Her parents don’t like his family. He’s got an ex that won’t let them be. More than likely, you can draw upon your own life for inspiration when telling a love story. If not, borrow a friend’s travails. Remember though, since love is common, yours (in the end) should be uncommonly good, in its prose or creativity. Save that worry for later.

            All you need is love. And entropy. And maybe a word processor. Some pens. Notebook would be nice.

            Cheers. Write a story. Happy fictioning. See you after.