Hio folks, in terms of catching up with some religious details for those of you wondering about the article’s term, ecumenism is the movement towards worldwide Christian unity and ‘what is viewed’ as the universality of the Christian faith. But dictionaries and bibliography enrich this definition with wider viewpoints. Talking about the meaning of global, universal, ecumenical problems, global, ecumenical values, there comes the book of Charles Nicholl, ‘Flights of the mind’ talking about the most mysterious figure of Renaissance, the story of the unceasingly studious person hiding behind The Legend of The Ecumenical Man that is Leonardo Da Vinci. It’s true that although Renaissance has been denoted for revolutionary breakthroughs and achievements in many areas, as well as social and political turmoil, it is better known for its art streams and the contribution of great artists and scientists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, that inspired the term Homo Universalis! As a matter of fact, the invention of the internet can also be considered global and worldwide and it’s also recognized, today, that some machine learning techniques have also global impact. But what do the above have to do with writers and creative writing? Let me tell you a story!
It all starts by Man’s quest for singularity, this everything is one problem that makes writing effective and ineffective as well. As writers have many times proved we are children of the universe, characterization is a better term for this problem. Characterization has to do with the authenticity and the uniqueness of man and his voice. Just pay a little detail to what Aaron Sorkin in his masterclass had described as dialogue. You take what someone has told you and you punch it into somebody’s face! What it means, if an advice has been given to an actor, a real one and you still write a script about actors, it’s more probable the advice would be suitable although it has to fit. Nevertheless, the argument is not as ‘fluffy’ when it is directed to different personas. Or maybe it is? Characters and stars in writing have been our avatars in parallel universes, a little bit of chemistry between the writer and his characters is important. But this is not the end of it. How long does this effect last? Here comes my point of being not singular, often coming with no personal cost even though oftentimes struggling for being multidimensional. This is where more severe measures have to be applied. “Et tu, Brutus?”
Recently after coming to super-power, Julius Caesar was assassinated as a Roman dictator. Although sources suggest that the historic Caesar adapted the words of a Greek sentence actually saying: "You too, my son, will have a taste of power", of which Caesar only needed to invoke the opening words to foreshadow Brutus’ own violent death, in response to his assassination. What could it mean? When it deals with characters, writing and screenplays, the art of learning to say no to our characters’ superfluous desires is a must. Even worse, reject them. By this and that you may have come to the conclusion that this unexpected betrayal thing of Brutus, makes the writer learn to say yes and no and sometimes shape the script before being shaped otherwise. Shaping and transforming for better or worse is a leadership attribute. So, here is where everything starts to be put into place! Leadership and ecumenism can work alongside one another and bringing back to memory the writer’s art, that can be 100 years old even though his craft might still be a little baby, fearing what to say directly is a bad counselor. Even more, when it blocks the writer by getting things done and getting wild success through his/her writing. For those of you that would like to get a taste of my work, visit IAN, The Independent Authors Network. It portrays the books already being attached in this article. Here is the link: bit.ly/39chSSQ Have a great time!
