I recently posted a status claiming that I wanted to become a better writer. I do. I've always liked writing, in any context, so why not hone it into something useful? There's no reason not to, really. But how does one go about it? By simply doing it, I would imagine.
At the behest of a couple of friends, I'm going to try to take up blogging. It's the perfect way to practice writing and give myself an outlet to express my feelings. So, thanks to Cameron and Kailee, here I am.
Or rather, here I am again. See, I actually started this blog many months back, I just never posted anything. The old blog title was "The Antithesis" which seemed like a badass title at the time, but looking back it seems a little more high-school-kid-trying-to-be-cool-by-being-against-something. Which is exactly what it was. Antithesis is still a really cool word, don't get me wrong, it just doesn't fit what I want this blog to be anymore.
Thus, "The Fire Rises" was born.
Yes, you've heard this line before (If you've seen The Dark Knight Rises [fitting], anyway). It's a great line. But that's not why I chose it to head this blog. That's only because it was on my shirt today. Yeah, it really doesn't get any simpler than that, I'm easily inspired, I guess. But, as I've ruminated on the title throughout the afternoon, it really is fitting. A fire is defined as "the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat." Phenomenon. Combustion. Light. These are dynamic, positive words. These words are powerful, they conjure strong imagery, and you can't help but feel the heat from them. That's what I want my writing to be. Precisely that.
I'm not a bad writer, and I never have been. I just want the fire to rise higher. And maybe, if it catches in my writing, it will catch in other places also.
And then, maybe we'll just burn the whole forest down. (Another Dark Knight reference, in case you were wondering).
So, there's my first blog, friends.
-Jamie Allyn
