Let’s talk a little bit about experimental fiction
What is it? Experimental fiction, according to The Write Practice, “is about breaking the rules, skipping conventions, literary innovation, and uniqueness.”
My Experience Writing Experimental Fiction
Writing my latest novel, Writer’s Quest: A Triptych, was a big undertaking. Writing a novel is a challenge in itself, but doing it while exploring the different ways storytelling does its thing is a whole other level. It was hard work putting this novel together. I don’t say this to suggest that I’m some genius writer, not at all. I can barely edit well enough. But what I can do is explore the world of storytelling. When it comes to writing, I can leave myself breadcrumbs for when I forget, or for when things go dark again. This story was pulled from deep within me, and using different ways to tell that story seemed more authentic than any other option.
Some Might Choose Experimental Fiction for the Freedom of it.
The only freedom I found was freedom from the limitations I set on myself. It wasn’t the rules that limited me. It wasn’t techniques or readers’ expectations. The truth is that I didn’t understand the “rules” and why they were there, but now that I understand why they are there, I can understand how to break them. And the strange thing is I don’t really even think about the rules anymore.
I just write.
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