More writing. I’d say about 800 words worth. So there.
suddenly!
July 20th, 2009quickie
July 20th, 2009We’re getting the basement fixed, which means I had to go through boxes of books that I realized I will never read again and add them to an ever-growing Goodwill pile.
Mike snagged a couple s-f titles I had on hand, because he is that flavor of geek. I am keeping mostly things I consider truly excellent and re-readable, or of a strong sentimental value (the ones signed by friends and colleagues who have since passed on are of particular worth to me). I am letting go of a lot, though — in some cases books I have had since high school.
All this made me want to write, so I did. I may do it again tomorrow. Who knows! Life is funny that way, especially right now.
slight overkill
June 14th, 2009I’m teaching myself Microsoft Project (because I’m nuts, that’s why), and I’m contemplating building a project plan for a novel.
Of course, I’m an idiot if I think building a plan is a guarantee of finishing anything. It’s just another trap to fall into if you aren’t careful. Mainly, I want to do it to teach myself a tool, and because it’s more fun than the example the book I’m learning from is using.
Also, I’ve been mulling this over for the last few weeks. Good article. Salient points. Need time to digest.
into chapter four
April 24th, 2009Synopsis-wise, that is. Something interesting. I am amused. And also about to pass out. Them sleepy thingies they make me take sure do work fastzzzzz….
motif of the borderlands
April 22nd, 2009A motif has emerged in this early synopsis, which is always nice. I accredit it to borderland creativity — the stray thoughts that wander through my head right before sleep. 90% of borderland creativity is crap, but every now and then something emerges and sticks.
The Guy attempts something other than a smirk for his Writer. It is a brave, but utterly doomed, venture.
Oh, and I submitted my bio for the forthcoming anthology. This will be the first mention of The Guy in a bio. He is thrilled in his own smirking way.
not gonna say it
April 15th, 2009Is it possible I have found a good opening line?
It’s possible.
But these things are mutable.
And I’m still synopsisisising.
outlining
April 14th, 2009Well, synopsis…is…ing….
Which comes before the outlining.
Ummmm. Yeah. I’m toying with a lot of ideas, but know I ultimately need to fix on a few pillars to address. Pretty sure what at least one of those is. Just not saying it.
My, what a helpful post!
So, writing? Yes. Just can’t say what until I have an outline.
New Site, New Design
April 7th, 2009Well, I did it. I installed Wordpress and tweaked the hell out of the default template. It works in IE and Firefox. If you aren’t running those and it looks like ass, I apologize, but oh well.
Other blog will be going down shortly and redirecting here.
I should note that I have been writing, but because I’ve been waiting on updating this thing, I haven’t been writing about writing. Irony!
Aaaand it’s way past my bedtime.
brain pimple
February 8th, 2009::pokes brain::
::ideas squirt out::
….ewwwwww.
Still working out ideas. I’m giving each story its time. Outlines starting in a week or so, due to hijinks with birthdays and V-Day and so on.
what now?
February 5th, 2009That’s what I always ask myself after every completed project. Okay. What now?
I did a leisurely cruise through my old (1 year+) story starts and…I love three of them. Possibly even four. I can’t write three (four) novels at once, though, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last ten years, it’s this: there should always be more irons in the fires and no story is your darling.
(Except when it is your darling, but I suspect you can only ever let it be your darling when you have five bestsellers published and the NYC editors breathlessly waiting for your next submission — but that’s for another time.)
I used to let a novel be my darling, and I would ruthlessly write, and rewrite, that one story until it was a tattered flag waving in the wind. That way, my friends, lies madness.
No story is my darling anymore, but I still love three (four) of them, and the conclusion I’ve come to is I’m going to outline all three (four) and then decide which one to write. And once I finish one, I’ll have an answer to “What now?” Move on to the next one, of course.