There once was a writer. One day he decided to write a story. He planned to have the character create himself. So he began the story "There once was a writer."
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This isn't actually a paradox. A paradox is a self-contradicting bit of logic. For example: "Everything I write isn't true." The paradox here is that, if the statement is true, then I shouldn't believe the statement, in which case the statement is false. But that is a contradiction because we assumed the statement was true!
Instead of a paradox, this story is an infinite loop, better known as Recursion. Another example of recursion is this infamous song...
...This is the song that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends! Some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll continue singing it forever just because...
Recursive writing is awkward though, because we're used to reading in a linear manner. Rather than skipping around a page, we go from one line to another. As a result, it is difficult to create the illusion of recursion.
I can't really bring myself to like it; it's like the plot is going around in circles, with no hope of resolution.
Hi there Veni, I am here to review.
I was expecting something else. I don't remember exactly what paradox is but this was completely unexpected. I read it and was like, "What did I just read." Then afterwards I laughed at my own stupidity. I should've learned already to expect the unexpected on here. Your story made me smile (not exactly a good one with a bunch of snow in my mouth). Good job on writing this!
~lost
Auxii here to reviw your work today VVV!
I have to say, this was very unexpected. I did have to wonder why you spent points to post not even two lines. I have a friend who wrote basically exactly the same thing when a teacher asked us to write a story in primary and she didn't want to. That's what I think.
Other than that, it did bring a smile to my face, despite it's slight redundancy. I find that every writer writes a bit of themselves into their story, so here, you're just stating the obvious, no?
Auxii~
This is so funny, it's great to make people laugh. ;P
This is actually really deep in a way that doesn't mean anything, like the whole 'shortest horror story on earth': "The last man on earth heard a knock at the door." I dig it.
I laughed when I saw thisxD I needed that, so thank you very much!