Ha, at least you're honest. I tried writing before and getting the whole structure of the story down is the hardest part. So much back 'n forth, you change one little thing and you think you're good until you realize that one little change has an impact on the logic of the whole shebang. Gotta keep pushing though, visualize yourself on the NYT bestseller list. Wooofuckinghooo.
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These are all five minute freewrites. I do them every day, and then I polish them a bit and post it if some kind of story materializes. In truth, I don't actually know where I'm going with a story until I get there. I start with sentence #1 and then I just go. I'll stop when I write a sentence that sounds like it could be an ending sentence, if I don't really have any particular ideas or I feel like I've run out of steam (no pun intended). In this case the prompt was "caterpillar," and I thought of big dudes whose eyebrows look like caterpillars, and described a guy who kinda looks like a Neanderthal, and then I thought he sounded like he'd probably be a cop. Then I asked myself why would the character be talking to a cop, and I thought of a cliche interrogation room. I hadn't written a story in first person before, so I thought that could be kind of cool.
Basically, what I'm saying is that I don't worry at all about structure. I might later on if I'm editing it and I realize something should probably move around or belongs somewhere else. It's actually a lot easier if you make no commitments in advance and just kind of go with wherever your mind takes you, without holding yourself to any standards.
I think it would be cool if you wrote a little more with your paintings so we could hear more about your inspirations and your process!
Wow, thanks for explaining that, very interesting approach which gives you a lot of creative freedom. I almost envy that because a s a trained graphic designer I've been so used to always think conceptionally and when it comes to creating art that often gets in the way of really just letting go and to just put on the canvas/screen whatever I feel at that moment. I need to try that more often. Thanks again!
And yes, I'll keep in mind to get more verbal about my artwork, good point.