I
prefer writing fiction. Anything from science fiction to fantasy. For me it’s
all about the story and the development of the characters. Some use writing to
escape from reality but for me my stories are more of a reality than my life
is.
I’ll
read almost anything but I enjoy fantasy fiction most. I also have an interest
in reading historical fiction but personally prefer to write pure fiction as I
enjoy creating worlds and people from scratch.
I
am not ashamed to admit that I prefer writing to real life. In writing there
are no limits. I have no age, no gender, no past, and no future. I can be and
can create anything. In writing, I can exist in any moment in time. I’m not
bound to places or people, not even to myself. As corny as it sounds, for me
writing is a beautiful and frightening infinity.
As
I’m new to the world of writing I haven’t yet developed a style. I often find
myself copying the style of writers I admire. Sometimes I describe too much.
Sometimes too little. Dialogue and description are my fatal flaws but they are
what I find myself writing most. Funny how things work like that, isn’t it?
People irritate me so I prefer the
company of characters. It’s through my writing that I explore human nature. Though
my works may not be ‘pretty’ they have become a large part of who I am and my
understanding of the world.
Since
its currently starring you in the face I thought I might explain the origin of
my unusual blog name. It is the combination of two words. Sephora and Night.
Sephora
is the name a makeup department store. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t one
of those shallow girls who obsess over makeup, but I actually chose the name for
its sound.
The
beginning of Niephora comes from the name Night. Though night is my favourite
time of day; the word’s significance actually comes from one of my characters. She
is a fourteen-year-old girl who has endured horrific circumstances and came out
fighting. Although this may sound admirable, Night herself is far from.
She
begins as a regular teenager, with a proper name and a family, but when
separated from society she becomes Night. In some aspects she is more animal
than human.
Night
is not perfect. She is extremely volatile and takes offense at most everything.
Night is disgusting and cruel and in her entirety she is entirely human. Her
absolute humanity is what makes her interesting.
She
is not my favourite character. Not by a long shot. I have very little in common
with Night but she happens to be the most important character I have ever
created. I think she represents my exploration of human nature through my
writing.
All
those close to Night call her ‘Ni’. Hence the name ‘Ni-ephora’. (Pronounced
like pie.) (Yum, pie.) Niephora is a name that says absolutely nothing and
almost everything about me which is what made it perfect for this blog.
This
blog is for a writer’s craft course that I am in. I took the class with the
purpose of improving on my writing style, particularly my dialogue skills. I am
not certain where my writing will take me, but I am certain that I will never
give it up. To do so would be to condemn myself to reality and that is not a
life I am interested in living.
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