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Okay , I want to write a book or a play about muslim arab who are living in middle east in particular , and muslim people in general . I will explain in detalis lots of information about Islam , Actually I am not very good in religions but I will read some books to help me about .and also I will describe the culture of muslim countries ..their principals and their beliefs .The media and the politics draw different pictures about muslim people and that is the problem . I will concentrate on one big thing that muslim arab are not terrorists at all, they are very very peaceful .. They hate and fear about terrorism ,all acts of violence as you are.
Okay , I want to write a book or a play about muslim arab who are living in middle east in particular , and muslim people in general . I will explain in detalis lots of information about Islam , Actually I am not very good in religions but I will read some books to help me about .and also I will describe the culture of muslim countries ..their principals and their beliefs .The media and the politics draw different pictures about muslim people and that is the problem . I will concentrate on one big thing that muslim arab are not terrorists at all, they are very very peaceful .. They hate and fear about terrorism ,all acts of violence as you are.
I admire that idea, mona. You know Pocono is writing a novel, and part of the storyline does deal with that stereotype that Muslim's have been lumped into....because of terrorism. There is a need for literature that opens people's eyes to the real culture of the people of Islam... I agree that the media does not do enough (anything really) to highlight the daily life of arabs as families, as business owners or anything other than those to be feared. It's just plain one sided...so you go ahead and get writing, and when you finish, I'll be reading!
I've been playing with several ideas around the lives of women from different ages, economic levels, cultural upbringings, etc, in a small town in Middle America. I drafted it once -- ten years ago, but it was so incredibly boring that I ditched it. Still, the idea continues to ebb and flow in my pea brain, so maybe once I've finished this epoch journey, I'll get out the laptop, again.
I've been playing with several ideas around the lives of women from different ages, economic levels, cultural upbringings, etc, in a small town.
I would go along the same lines here except I would write about a woman's struggle and challenges. It wouldn't be a tough and superstrong character on the surface--she would be, like us, breaking but bouncing back after blows in life. She would get hurt, hurt someone, forgive, be forgiven--it would be a lot of what human nature is, what we as humans tend to do and our flaws. I'd try to make as close to reality as possible. As far as the ending and the theme, I don't know but it would be more character-focused and how she changed (for good or bad, that's up in the air). But, I'm not a professional writer or have a degree in writing so that's just fantasy/ideas.
I'd like to write a book about my son's sudden death and how the rest of the world views grieving parents as lepers. I'd also like to tell it like it is (what us grieving parents 'really' talk about when we are alone) and a 'guide' of sorts for those who love us grieving parents on what to expect from us, how our entire personalities have been fundamentally changed and how 'we' pretend for the rest of the world that we are 'okay' when in reality we are not.
Unfortunately, I'm not a very good writer. *sigh* Here is a sample of how I write (tun on your speakers)
I've thought about having a 'ghost' writer, but I'm not sure even how to go about it or if it is even possible. Any advice is appreciated.
That's an excellent idea... you don't always have to be a "very good writer"...when you are writing from experience such as yours, your writing will be honest, heart-felt, and will really speak to a wide audience. You can do it in journal form, to give that "tell it like it is" quality, without worrying about breaking out a thesaurus or crafting sentences as if you were writing a mystery novel.
I'm sure you could hire a ghost writer...but will they have felt the grief that you have felt...would they know or could they connect with that loss? Probably not...no one could write it better than you, save for another grieving parent...
I have several ideas..The one that has been nagging me is about the trauma, the pain, the fear, and the appearance of an "angel" during the time my teen-aged daughter struggled and won her battle with cancer..
I have so many pages of thoughts and struggles I wrote about late at night in her hospital room
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