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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

September 28, 2015 at 12:29pm
September 28, 2015 at 12:29pm
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Prompt: Overthinking--Do you think that overthinking creates problems? Has it ever created problems for you, your family and friends, or for the characters in your stories?

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Yes, I believe overthinking can create problems as seriously as madcap impulsivity. Overthinking can lead a person to a paralysis of action and procrastination, and may make him miss some important opportunities. Overthinking is not the same as thorough-thinking. Thorough-thinking is helpful, while overthinking is not. Over-speculation, the twin of overthinking, also can make a person take faulty steps or decisions.

When I was very young, I used to overthink and over-speculate, something learned from a parent, which didn’t serve her well and which led me to make a mistake. She used to think and speculate everything from every angle repeatedly, brood over things, and drive everyone around her crazy.

The mistake I made was a good one in that it taught me to think things thoroughly but not overthink anything to the degree of sickening my thoughts and emotions. It took some doing on my part to train myself to act properly in this area. After that mistake, when it is time to decide upon any important action, I write things down, with pros and cons, and then, I read everything once more and decide. I also make sure that I don’t take too much time. This works very well for me. There are, however, instances when one has to act on the spot. For this type of action, any hesitation can be deadly.

As to my characters, if I create a character who is anxious and cannot act properly, I sometimes make them overthink inside their minds. I make them brood over things and take action on their wrong assumptions. My more heroic characters, on the other hand, can judge a situation correctly and in good time and don’t hesitate to act. I find the use of overthinking in character creation quite helpful.



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