Writing is like Awkward Teenage Relationships

"Uhhh...um...will you...maybe...if you want...to...um...be my girlfriend?" This nervous banter sounds quite familiar. Not only because it's how every relationship seems to begin, but also how the writing process does. It starts with a few out of control emotions, some plans, and one specific idea with loads of promise. Well maybe only some relationships are like writing; I'd say high school relationships.

Once the relationship moves on past its awkward get up, the great stuff starts happening--movies, dinners, meeting the parents. There's conflict, passion, and too many ups and downs to count. These moments are like the body paragraphs in writing. They keep you fixated, but also touch on a wide array of topics or...bases.

Every story has a climax, and every relationship does too. It's the part in the relationship when you know it's going to end. Whether the guy cheated, or the girl said the wrong thing, it's that unique moment, just like in a story, when you know it's all downhill from there. At the climax, you know it's time to wrap things up.

The downfall action comes next. In the story this is the time for everything to start resolving for its ending-- the same for a relationship. It's that awkward few weeks or so that you know will lead to the inevitable high school break up. In writing this downfall action, you sometimes don't know how much is too much, similar to in a relationship where you don't know how long to wait after her birthday before it's okay to just end things. But just like in writing, you have to end it when it feels right, because just like you can't fight the end of a story, you can't fight the end of a high school relationship.