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queenoftheskiesFor those of you who are writing on this loveliest of lovely Saturday mornings (well, it's lovely here, anyway...sunny and cooler than the past few days in which temps almost reached 100!), what are you writing?
Are you working on a novel? A short story? A screenplay? Something else?
Care to talk about the particular scene you're hard at work on?
Is writing coming easy today? Are you having to struggle?
What are your current feelings toward your current project?
I, of course, am working on Dawn of Destiny, my current novel.
Hoping to finish it this weekend, but sometimes, I do just decide to take off and enjoy life for a while. (My oldest son and I have been discussing the possibility of parking the car at a nearby park and hiking over to the walking trails that go through the woods that caught fire recently. The trails are really nice back there.)
I've already actually written the entire skeletal framework for this particular novel...including the ending. I'm just going back to either add or finish scenes that I didn't write/complete as I was writing.
Why? Well, sometimes, I know the plot point, but not exactly how I want a particular scene to go. Sometimes, I discover that events/scenes further along in the novel actually dictate what's going to happen in the scenes I've skipped.
After my current scene, I think I have maybe 12 more scenes to go. Several of them won't be more than a couple hundred words. Some will probably be several thousand.
My current scene, which I started yesterday, took on a life of its own, connecting backwards with history of this universe and connecting forwards with as of yet unwritten material. Kind of nice except that it referred to things that I haven't decided on entirely yet. So, maybe that means my brain is thinking on these things. I can't wait to see where it leads me.
Lilli had to make a really bad decision. Something that may later cause a major event she's trying to prevent. But, it was either that decision or a far, far worse immediate one. (Don't you love it when a character has no good way out?)
She doesn't have time to stress over it now, and she can't completely prevent the event she's currently working on, but she does have the power to stall it...and that's the best she can hope for at this point in time. Later, once we've ended this book, she'll have all the opportunity in the world to go, "Oh, shit, did I really do that?" and angst over the BIG decision a while. (And, blame herself, of course, because...that's what she does.)
And, that's where I am today. Allowing Lilli to postpone this event that's occurring in my novel (which will ultimately be resolved in this book) and set in motion events of "epic proportion", which will ultimately cause the HUGE conflict later in this universe.
Words are not flowing as easily as the past few days, but that's probably because I know I have to go out and take my daughter to tutor in about twenty minutes. Plus, she and my youngest son keep talking to me (and youngest son is tempting me with Pocky), so I'm not focused.
Hopefully words will flow better once I get home. I think I'm in the mood to end this scene and move on, then come back when I edit/revise and make it all purty.
I think I've decided that I love this novel now instead of just liking it. That happened to me on Ancient Secrets, too, as I neared the end. Things resolved and tied together and, most importantly, I actually can see, in my mind, how the words might flow and the book might transform once I get to the editing/revision part. Kind of like...magic.
No editing or revising, though, on any of the novels until maybe December (over the holidays while I'm off work for a week) or after the first of the year.
For now, I'm working on finishing, because these novels I'm writing influence one another and could change each other, based on how each one turns out.
Of course, my NaNoWriMo is in the same universe, but way before these are set, so it'll be stand-alone for now and not be affected by these...though it will, of course, affect them since it's the history of the discovery of the living crystals and how the Xanali came into existence.
Are you working on a novel? A short story? A screenplay? Something else?
Care to talk about the particular scene you're hard at work on?
Is writing coming easy today? Are you having to struggle?
What are your current feelings toward your current project?
I, of course, am working on Dawn of Destiny, my current novel.
Hoping to finish it this weekend, but sometimes, I do just decide to take off and enjoy life for a while. (My oldest son and I have been discussing the possibility of parking the car at a nearby park and hiking over to the walking trails that go through the woods that caught fire recently. The trails are really nice back there.)
I've already actually written the entire skeletal framework for this particular novel...including the ending. I'm just going back to either add or finish scenes that I didn't write/complete as I was writing.
Why? Well, sometimes, I know the plot point, but not exactly how I want a particular scene to go. Sometimes, I discover that events/scenes further along in the novel actually dictate what's going to happen in the scenes I've skipped.
After my current scene, I think I have maybe 12 more scenes to go. Several of them won't be more than a couple hundred words. Some will probably be several thousand.
My current scene, which I started yesterday, took on a life of its own, connecting backwards with history of this universe and connecting forwards with as of yet unwritten material. Kind of nice except that it referred to things that I haven't decided on entirely yet. So, maybe that means my brain is thinking on these things. I can't wait to see where it leads me.
Lilli had to make a really bad decision. Something that may later cause a major event she's trying to prevent. But, it was either that decision or a far, far worse immediate one. (Don't you love it when a character has no good way out?)
She doesn't have time to stress over it now, and she can't completely prevent the event she's currently working on, but she does have the power to stall it...and that's the best she can hope for at this point in time. Later, once we've ended this book, she'll have all the opportunity in the world to go, "Oh, shit, did I really do that?" and angst over the BIG decision a while. (And, blame herself, of course, because...that's what she does.)
And, that's where I am today. Allowing Lilli to postpone this event that's occurring in my novel (which will ultimately be resolved in this book) and set in motion events of "epic proportion", which will ultimately cause the HUGE conflict later in this universe.
Words are not flowing as easily as the past few days, but that's probably because I know I have to go out and take my daughter to tutor in about twenty minutes. Plus, she and my youngest son keep talking to me (and youngest son is tempting me with Pocky), so I'm not focused.
Hopefully words will flow better once I get home. I think I'm in the mood to end this scene and move on, then come back when I edit/revise and make it all purty.
I think I've decided that I love this novel now instead of just liking it. That happened to me on Ancient Secrets, too, as I neared the end. Things resolved and tied together and, most importantly, I actually can see, in my mind, how the words might flow and the book might transform once I get to the editing/revision part. Kind of like...magic.
No editing or revising, though, on any of the novels until maybe December (over the holidays while I'm off work for a week) or after the first of the year.
For now, I'm working on finishing, because these novels I'm writing influence one another and could change each other, based on how each one turns out.
Of course, my NaNoWriMo is in the same universe, but way before these are set, so it'll be stand-alone for now and not be affected by these...though it will, of course, affect them since it's the history of the discovery of the living crystals and how the Xanali came into existence.
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Date: 2005-10-16 03:26 am (UTC)I did have one bite. However, it really has very little sugar, so I don't even feel guilty. :)
Today....I critted a short story a good friend sent me....
Oh, that's cool. A lot of times, it helps to read someone else's work. I read some submissions to QnI this afternoon. Hope to critique soon. Speaking of which, are you still interested in critiques of any of your work in the novel section?
I'm attempting not to feel guilty or stressed about that....attempting being the key word in that phrase....
You should not feel guilty. Everyone needs some time off. I haven't written much today and I'm trying to finish a novel. I might hit 1,000 words by the end of the night. Then again, I might now. :)
I'm thinking I need to write some shorts...but nothing is springing to mind....
Do you ever write shorts based on any of your novels?
Instead of worrying about, I'm.....*blush*...going to go colour. Filling in lines makes me happy ;)
I like coloring too. What do you like to color?
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Date: 2005-10-16 04:21 am (UTC)Yes, I like that about critting. I've learned to look at my work more objectively, too, from critting.
And, lately, the strangest thing has been happening. Though I honestly don't know if I can apply this to my own writing, I think I'm beginning to "get it". What it takes to make writing work. What it takes to make it beautiful and deep and real. It's very exciting to me. I get these really cool glimpses of what I think it's supposed to be like!!!
Sure, Songbird & Once & Future need help!
Hooray! I've read both already. Just hadn't had time to get critiques written, and will try to get that done soon.
The other way around, actually...most of my shorts have been the seeds of novels, which, of course, is a bit frustrating, considering that shorts are shorts, and novels are...well....long...lol....
Yes, I have that problem, too. Though I was pleased recently when I tried to turn one into a novel and it didn't work. So, maybe I'm beginning to learn about short stories?
What about you? I know you have some shorter stuff on the go, right?
I have several short stories that I wrote based on the current universe I'm writing in, but haven't revised or submitted them to QnI cause I have no idea what I'd ever do with them other than put them on my website if I ever sold something. :)
I also have a short story I'm working on based on a novel I wrote based on a screenplay I wrote.
Right now....err...stuff from the Book of Kells...sometimes, just my own doodlings...
Ooooh, coool. So, what medium to you use? What do you color with?
What about you?
Depends on my mood. I love intricate patterns. Also fantasy type patterns and art. I get art books designed for coloring at one of the lovely, independent bookstores nearby and I color those. Lots of Celtic designs, knots, and fantasy creations.
When I have time to draw, I also like to ink in my own stuff...but I haven't really created anything worth coloring in a long, long time. Actually, I haven't drawn in a long time. :(