.:Dreams and Swords:.

Dark, Endless Thoughts

Lately my story ideas have been running on the darker side of things. The darkness of the materials isn't a problem per se. I've written darker pieces before, and often get better reception from others with those pieces than my lighter ones. I guess the biggest conflict I'm facing is that they're all dark. Not just slightly sinister either, but down right pitch-black in nature.

For the life of me I have no idea why the hell this is happening. I've been trying to write more and looking through different contest prompts to see what's out there. I can take even the most benign prompt and make it completely fucked it. Again, why?

My rational mind is so bewildered that I haven't written any of it down. Just for sanity's sake though I think I'll have to. The ironic part about all of this is that I created an item just for this purpose. "That Certain Something"  was a spur-of-the-moment, "it'd be a really good idea if you purge your madness" idea. I haven't touched it yet though. Possibly too chicken shit to see what comes out. Still, its better than leaving it in my head, right?

But mostly, there's this song that keeps running through my consciousness every time my brain stops for a moment to think - more a set of lyrics really. The refrain repeats over and over throughout the song. Its driving me nuts.

Till the siren comes calling, calling...
It's driving me evil, evil...
"Siren Song" - Bat For Lashes

Maybe I should listen to something pop songs *tries not to gag* for a while.