It seems as if for the past few months, I have been running away from my inner-writer. I was questioning this a few days ago when I realized that I didn’t have a slew of characters throwing themselves at me with their own plots. Truth be told, I missed it. I still miss it.

I don’t want to think it’s “just an illusion” that I’m back planning another novel. In fact, I hope that it will be my first-ever-completed-novel. See, I’ve started novels, but never quite finished them. Maybe I love the characters, got too bored, or had outside commitments; however, this time…this time is different.

This plot bunny that’s being developed as I type this has a story theme that is quite uncomprehensible. See, I’m taking a Shakespeare class. If there’s something you must know about Shakespeare, it’s that he doesn’t follow the rules. Never has! In his plays, he is able to get the audience to feel sympathy for the “bad” character. Sure, the audience is sympathizing with the “good” character too, but the “bad” one?!?

Well, I’m going to try my hand at playing the Shakespeare card and having the audience sympathize with the “bad” character. For those in high school or non-English majors, the “bad” character isn’t always the “antagonist.” In fact, he/she is usually the protagonist. “We” (and by “we”, I mean English teachers/majors/etc.) say generally the good character is the protagonist and the bad the antagonist. Completely false, though.

For example: Macbeth by Shakespeare. Macbeth causes his own destruction. He is the “bad” character. He is also the protagonist, and the title was even named after him! That’s just one applicable example. There are many, many more.

I hope to continue to update. I don’t want to give too much away right now since the plot isn’t fully developed, but I will try to regularly (once weekly) update. Biweekly would be better, but I have a rough schedule.

I hope to hear some comments (criticism or praise) on the idea. I’m looking forward to actually planning and writing this thing even though it may mean a lot of emotional strain on my part. Hopefully, my objective will be completed. :)