Bromance: The First Writing Genre I Venture And I Write Fiction Only And Why

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What a great day of talking!

I think I'm going to talk about things now. About bromance. I never experience it. I never have any bromantic relationships, and I never know anything about it. Until I write. Until I research what genre my first book falls into. And then here it is:

Bromance: a close non-sexual relationship between two (or more) men

Wow! I mean, just wow! It's not here where I live. Close non-sexual relationship between two or more men. Or boys! Hey, I never know there's anything like that. Like brother and romance = bromance! I used to not believe about romantic friendship. And I tell myself "I'm going to write about something I don't believe to make me believe." And I did. I write my first book. And then I fall in love with my own crappy story, which still, amaze me during the editing process. 

First I don't know what to write, and where that story would be. So I create fictitious place and people. I pick Biloxi, Mississippi, at a beach territory area at Google Map, and print out the portion of the map, and circle a place with a red marker without knowing what the hell is there. Hey, I live in Malaysia, I decided that my first story is about Americans, I mean, is that wrong? So I try it out, and create about two boys. One boy just a normal boy, kind of like me, half part of me, and I named him. Chester. That name haunts me at night, thinking about his physical attributes, what special in him. I begin writing about him and talking with him (imaginary-friendly way) alone and get to know him. Boom! He's just a normal dude! But he's lonely -- he wanted a big brother. Like when he's little he wish that there's a big dude that could carry him in the back and run at the beach during twilight in front of their house. But he doesn't have one. He's born as his mother's first son, and he's a big brother.

Next guy. Carter. Whoa, this guy, I started out as a guy who will give the oh please effect to me. He makes fan girls scream like hell, so loud that you'll be deaf. Muscular, six packs, handsome, famous, beautiful . . . everything a girl (or guys) dreamed of. But I need to make a conflict. That conflict is . . . he is gay. Haha, that would be funny when I see the girls get disappointed by that. And then he loses his fame for that. So this famous NBA guy, I create him during his career breakdown. At first he seems funny, all that gay stuff got into him. But then I found it miserable. He just got a breakup with his girlfriend, and a friend of his that he love the most died. 

So, Chester's lonely, Carter's sad, why shouldn't I make them meet together? And I did! And I write about it, smiling while my fingers are rushing on my keyboards until some of the letters of it scattered off, it forms a novel. But I don't think I wanted to share this. But those 90k words would be a waste. Okay, then I decided to self-publish.

During the editing process, I research about my book genre. Yes, it's bromance. It's about two guys who loved each other so much, but they realize they don't have any sexual feelings towards each other. They just love each other, and they know it. Maybe my book is not something that you could or you can see, but that's what I want.  I want to create something that I never see with my eyes. And it worked. While writing the book, I avoid writing miserable posts about my damn high school life, avoid thinking about some damn people who turn me down, and I FORGET COMPLETELY about annoying teachers at school when I am writing this novel. So I write! And my head just keep thinking about this guys. 

CONCLUSION? 

I think it's better to write fictitious things, something you never experience, and you experience it with writing than to write a memoir about your sad life. If you write about your sad life, it would not make things better when you stuck yourself in this boring real life. Trust me, if you write fiction, your head will be clearer, and it will sooth you down. Come on, it must be working for realist! I mean, don't you tired facing the tiring real life every day, and then during writing, you got a chance to go to two paths between reality and fantasy, , after those tiring days in real life, would you still take the path 'Non-Fiction/Real-life' during writing? Come on, take a break . 

That explains why I write fiction . 

And I love Bromance :)