Stephen Strange here, sitting at his desk musing over the beauty of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. I've got laundry in the washer, waiting for it to complete its cycle. I've always wondered how Beethoven composed his symphonic works. Does he think of one piece, then add to it, layer it down, and create these works of art purely mathematically? Or does it all come at once, like a vision of some great piece that made its way into his psyche like a dream afloat of imagination and inspiration? Both questions will remain unanswered, at least to me, because I know very little of the composer and his life.
I combed through the manuscript the other night, took me five hours to read the entire content. I'm certain that it will go through many revisions, taking a piece here and removing it, adding to the body, changing the conclusion. Good work should go through a metamorphosis, a gradual change. The beauty of writing is that you can always go back and shape it differently from the way it came out of your mind - a rough, unpolished stone. Just the act of writing is thrilling to me. I've considered tossing my work towards the big publishing houses, just to see how many rejection letters I get! Thanks to Stephen King for that bit of humor.
I can't say when, or even how I'll be published, but my objective is to get published, within the next year. I need to redesign my blog so that more people will visit!
Stephen Strange
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The Philosophy of Schizophrenia
Greetings!
It has been since February since I last posted an entry, and I must say that I have been keeping myself quite busy. I've written the first draft of a book on Schizophrenia from the perspective of a schizophrenic: ME. It is currently in peer-review; I sent the rough draft to a select few who I thought would analyze my work with a critical eye. Also, I sent it to my counsellor, who holds a Doctorate in Psychiatry and a Master's in English. I must say, when I looked at the printed stack of papers that comprised of my first full-fledged manuscript, I was excited and thrilled in the same breath. But nervous as well, because this project has exposed many of my most intimate thoughts and emotions about being a schizophrenic. Simply put, the world does not understand us, hence my manuscript was created to shed light on what the world looks like from behind the lenses of the mentally ill.
Once the peer-review is complete, and my selected readers have analyzed the manuscript, then comes revision, and hopefully it will be an exhuastive revision, covering the entire manuscript. I would like to publish, but of course this is a daunting task. It costs money, and I am a freshmen in this world of writing. All hope is that I can publish. I've considered self-publishing, because from my research I have learned that I can have more creative and legal control over my manuscript. Keeping the rights is of most importance.
If any of you who are reading this inquire about this manuscript, allow me to have it revised and on its way to publication before I let the cat out of the bag. I would like to build some connecting bridges with other authors who are free to express their creativity. For all of the artists out there, be on the lookout for one of my creations, (alongside of my cousin, who is doing all the coding!) an integrative website specifically contoured for the artist in the soul. Whatever form you come in, this website will help you to contact and potentially meet other artists out there in the world. Remember, artists flourish in the cipher of other artists. Many thanks to Saladin Quanaah for keeping me on his list of intersecting blogs.
Love and Prosperity.
Stephen Strange
It has been since February since I last posted an entry, and I must say that I have been keeping myself quite busy. I've written the first draft of a book on Schizophrenia from the perspective of a schizophrenic: ME. It is currently in peer-review; I sent the rough draft to a select few who I thought would analyze my work with a critical eye. Also, I sent it to my counsellor, who holds a Doctorate in Psychiatry and a Master's in English. I must say, when I looked at the printed stack of papers that comprised of my first full-fledged manuscript, I was excited and thrilled in the same breath. But nervous as well, because this project has exposed many of my most intimate thoughts and emotions about being a schizophrenic. Simply put, the world does not understand us, hence my manuscript was created to shed light on what the world looks like from behind the lenses of the mentally ill.
Once the peer-review is complete, and my selected readers have analyzed the manuscript, then comes revision, and hopefully it will be an exhuastive revision, covering the entire manuscript. I would like to publish, but of course this is a daunting task. It costs money, and I am a freshmen in this world of writing. All hope is that I can publish. I've considered self-publishing, because from my research I have learned that I can have more creative and legal control over my manuscript. Keeping the rights is of most importance.
If any of you who are reading this inquire about this manuscript, allow me to have it revised and on its way to publication before I let the cat out of the bag. I would like to build some connecting bridges with other authors who are free to express their creativity. For all of the artists out there, be on the lookout for one of my creations, (alongside of my cousin, who is doing all the coding!) an integrative website specifically contoured for the artist in the soul. Whatever form you come in, this website will help you to contact and potentially meet other artists out there in the world. Remember, artists flourish in the cipher of other artists. Many thanks to Saladin Quanaah for keeping me on his list of intersecting blogs.
Love and Prosperity.
Stephen Strange
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