22.3.13

Why start a blog about zombies?

I decided to start a blog because I need to practice writing.  I am going to try and be real instead of fantastic so I can't sabotage myself into not writing.  I am also going to try to get a little fancier as I go because I am being asked to learn some basic coding for work.

 I have a book written in my head of a very realistic and visceral zombie apocalypse.  I have all the characters created and all their story lines fleshed out.  I have been working on this for almost two years.  The problem is none of it is written down.  Every time I sit down to write I change my mind and make small tweaks that change how everything happens.  I have written one characters introduction six times.  

Now I plan to blog about zombies.  The URL is derived from the acronym ZPAW which means Zombie Post Apocalyptic World.  

The main reason I am drawn to zombies is not the horror aspect or the gore.  I don't want to write about heroes who thrive in a living hell.  I want to have access to a fantasy world that is so bad that it justifies the depression I feel when everything is going perfect in my life.

I will try to write something that involves zombies in the near future.  The short term plan for this ill thought out blog is to flesh out a template for a world.  You can't do fiction without first building a world and if everything is planned and written down then there will be no need to change my mind halfway into the first chapter.

Peace

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