Backtracking Just a Little

I've had a lot of really good conversations about my story since the other day, and I realized that I want to know why I'm writing this story, what I'm trying to say with it so when I don't know how to continue, I'll know why I should. One person said that great sci-fi is about what it means to be human and it made me wonder what mine is about.

My goal is to write a story that has believable, relatable, and interesting characters that make one want to read about them and the portion of the their lives that is shown in the book. I don't have a message that I want to share with the world, nothing like a critique of society or a profound moral. I just want to write a story that is as much fun to read as it is to write and vice versa. This is a venture to have fun and create interest, creativity, and deeper thoughts for all those involved, like future readers and my friends who are helping me now.

Reading has always meant a lot to me and it is something I enjoy immensely; it's part of the reason I want to be an English teacher. By writing my own story, I can add to the world of literature and perhaps have people who will think my writing is pretty darn cool. I'm not saying this story will be something that gets published and becomes popular, but maybe someday I can get something published. I just want to write for fun to create fun, I'm not expecting anything great.

Bu by writing about these characters and their lives as they do their best to follow their own dreams, I feel like I am writing about what it means to be human. I want them to seem real; I'm just telling their stories from a specific time in their lives. All I'm doing is just adding in a bunch of nerdiness, science, and technology with dashes of awesome pirate-ness and witty humor. And maybe some not-so-witty humor. If I haven't made this apparent already, it's all for fun!

So, I think I need to spend more time figuring out the universe that these characters live in so I can understand why they are on the track they're following. Jeez, so much to think about! It kind of hurts my head. Now I just want to play guitar and not think about how much work I have to do, haha. Not to worry, I've got some great ideas to post coming up soon. I'll try to finish my characters, so I can at least have an idea of who they are, and I'm not so sure about writing two more snippets before spring break is over. I'll try, but certainly no promises. Thanks again to everyone that's helped me so far. :D