The Writer's Manifesto
By Brian Bloomfield
Hello,
This is to all you writers who have no real life, who have no writing skill to
speak of, and embarrass the rest of us in the writing/fan fiction community.
This is to the foolish writers that are giving the real writers a bad name. This
is to all of you who have never owned, nor ever will own a spellchecker,
dictionary, or thesaurus. This is to all of you who feel the word
"Summary" means "time to rag on my story and ask for
reviews".
I am a writer. I seek an output for my creativity that will not be stifled or
shut down by the ignorance and bigotry of the world around me. I draw sometimes,
but I write most of the time. I am in a constant state of reflection and
thought. I write to free myself. Maybe I had an unfortunate childhood, maybe I
don't care for my job. Maybe I'm poor, maybe I'm a minority. Maybe I believe in
something no one else believes in, maybe I'm the person who knows the good thing
from the right thing.
When you and your childish cohorts soil the canvas of my creativity with
mindless babble, you offend me. Yes, You offend me. The person that is peaceful,
loving, thoughtful, and accepting of others. You have offended me, by denying me
all I ask, to be heard. When you pollute my world with your data smog of
worthless rants and raves crafted into a caffeine-powered story in 5 minutes at
4 in the morning, you offend me.
I am a writer. I will be heard. I need to be heard. Most of all, I deserve to be
heard. I try to create a piece of prose that is intriguing. You, on the other
hand, don't really care about what you do. Writing to you is just a exercise, a
task to occupy your life for 5 minutes. Writing is what I am, writing is what I
do. If you really do try, I applaud you for developing your skill. The rest of
you, however, have no right to do this to me. You have no right to screen out my
creativity for others to see. You have no right. And if it is the last thing I
ever do...
...I will be heard.