Bad Stories and Expectations

I just watched a Japanese movie called The Cherry Bushido. I really did not feel that it was very good and was really disjointed at times. The movie started out well enough with some interesting ideas, but by the end, it really went off the rails. It did not help that the middle of the movie just dragged on to the point where both me and the friend that I watched the movie with fell asleep during the middle of the movie. I have a higher expectation for Asian movies in general compared to movies here in the U.S. (yes, I am an international film snob), so it was a bit disappointing how bad this movie was.

It also concerns me a bit as a writer. I question if my works become available to a wider audience if they will enjoy what I write or not. This goal of being a professionally published author has always been a gamble, and I am aware of that. I can see how the middle of the movie can drag on, as for me, the middle of a story can be something of a grind to write. It’s easy to start writing a story, but the middle part has always been the most difficult because writing it can be a bit tedious at times.

While I am confident with what I write, there is something of anxiety and anticipation presenting my works to a wider audience. I am writing something that came from my own head and putting it out there with the hope to entertain and intrigue. I can only hope that people will find reading my works will be time well spent, and not something that they will fall asleep from.