Nine

I went and saw Nine tonight. It amused me that the story was, essentially, about an author/director with extreme writer's block. However, I found a lot of it quite thought provoking. Mostly that all of his movies were basically scenes from his own life. I remember my husband once talking about one of my projects and saying it was if I was living out my fantasies through these stories. In Nine, he was living out all his fantasies to have something to write about. Ultimately, that destroyed his marriage. I imagine my stories are in some form or another like that. What would have happened, if...? I don't think it is because I am bored with my life or I am unhappy with the choices I have made. I just think those thoughts can lead to entertaining stories. I love my life. I am happy living it and do not use writing to escape, anymore. Yet, I have found you have to write what you know. I use the people around me to create new worlds. I guess that is why my leading ladies are in most ways...me...because I am always looking at each new world through my eyes.