A whole scene flashed before me while listening to Bach's Violin Concerto for Two Violins (it gives me thrills every time). At any rate, I thought, "Hey, you can write a story around this!" So, I'm thinking about writing a history- based ficticious book chronicling the events which may have inspired the brilliant J.S. Bach while at the same time, chronicling the life of a contemporary person (starving artist, young refugee, single mother trying to make it . . . ?) who is in some way, shape, or form being influneced by Bach's music. Maybe their events will mirror each other? Not sure, still have to think this one out. . .
I wonder if Earth is just one big, giant pit-stop for the galaxy? This could explain people's claims over the years. Of course, so could the social experiment of free love and drugs of the 60's along with the allowance of general "craziness." But kids might have fun with the concept. It'd be like a cute alien family of four, taking the summer vacation to visit Grandma on planet Zorgin. Everyone is restless and so it's time for a pit-stop, naturally. As long as the kids remember not to touch or feed the humans, things should be just fine. But of course, what is a summer vacation without a little adventure?
Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 3:25 AM
About a month ago I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting a great blogger, and we got into some fantastic discussion about what drives our creativity. A question he asked me about a certain children's book project I am working on spurred a whole passionate deluge of my love of languages - the musicality, the concepts they try to embody but somehow just miss, the vehicles they are for connection and human emotion, etc. Having grown up in a household where Spanish and Italian were spoken, having married a Brazilian, having taken French, I am completely in love with the musicality and emotional intensity of the Latin-based languages. And, as I was explaining this to him, it was the focus of my mission to bring that musicality and vibrancy to life in my little picture book, but using the English language. I specifically did not use poetry, but wanted a poetic feeling - just like the every day conversation in Latin-based countries provide a poetry to their communications, just because it is and not because it is sought.