" But I Wanna Be A Paperback Writer..."

... Beatles, 1967 (Paperback Writer)

Yes, I do. Well, not necessarily paperback, anything will do, magazine columnist, newspaper columnist, hardcover... even better. The point is; I wanna be a writer.

I love the wonderous nature of words and the subtle magic it can do. True, I believe in magic and it comes in the form of beautiful sentences, wonderous phrases and brilliant words of a poet.

Okay, okay... I don't believe in magic and it doesn't comes in the form of.... whatever!!! I DON'T!!! I'm just trying to tell everyone that I can do a bit of words arrangements me-self.. *ehem-ehem* (... and the 'Inner Me', joins the rest of the world, feeling disgusted.. *uweekkkk....*)

But, honestly, I do. I do want to be a writer (for the 1000 x). I think it's interesting. Sharing your thoughts and passion with the rest of the world, via writings, or as I prefer it, via stories. Isn't that interesting? I love the concept of giving away secret messages through a story. I'm fascinated with the scheme of informing people via alternative medium. I'm intrigued by the idea of telling without telling.

I believe that 'the artists tell lies to reveal the truth whilst politicians tell lies to hide the truth' (Evey Hammond acted by Nat Portman in V for Vendetta). Hence, we lie, I lie... only to tell the truth. Telling lies, by that would mean telling stories. Ain't telling stories are lying in a poetic and artistic way? (I picked that up loosely from Big Fat Liar, or somewhere.... I think)

Alas, in the typical realist world we are living in, artist are seen as nothing but entertainment, as per garnishing on a dish, as per decorative ornament on festivities, or as per aesthatic element of a structure.

Auspiciously, we are in the realist world, that we can tell the truth without telling. Telling to the right/preferred people via our stories, or as Mr. Wilde preferred it, via our 'mask'.

By that, I don't mean buku-buku cinta Bahasa Melayu yang jiwang-jiwang tu! Those books serves no intellectual purposes, unlike numerous writers (mind you, Malaysian writers like Adibah Amin and the likes, not foreigners, ok?), they actually tell stories while they 'intellect-ify' (no such words, I'm just making a point) the readers.

Thus, I want in! I want to be in that band wagon! For the 1001 x, I wanna be a freakin' writer!

So, if there's anyone out there who knows how to get your material published, do share *blink-blink*.

P.S - I get irritated when someone tells me, exact word: 'I hate reading' or 'I don't like to read' or 'Reading is boring' (True event, I had the not-so-privelege of meeting one) Idiots, you don't know what you're missing assholes! However, citation such as 'I'm not much of a reader' and such, is still very much forgivable. (exception: my wife is not much of a reader as well but she gets away with it 100% coz' she's my wife.. haha..)