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Apr. 21st, 2008 09:13 amSee you later.
Apr. 21st, 2008
In brief...
Apr. 21st, 2008 10:37 amRandom quote of the day:
"If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn."
—Robert Southey
( Illustrated version. )
"If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams—the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn."
—Robert Southey
( Illustrated version. )
Ramona refuses the jump again
Apr. 21st, 2008 04:00 pm"Ramona! The Chickens!" has been put back in the coop.
If you'll pardon me mixing my metaphors, Ramona has once again refused the jump and after painfully inching that story forward a few more pages, she told me to go work on the novel instead. Since Ramona is a prominent character in that, too, she's not at all unhappy with the situation.
I don't know why she's so shy about me writing that story. She is not by nature a shy woman, but I was eking out the pages on that one, whereas I wrote 1k on the novel in my allotted hour today without breaking a sweat. Maybe she just wants me to know what went on in that situation and now that I've got a good idea, it's time to get on with the novel.
It occurs to me that Ramona may not be the shy one here. It may be that JK, a sheriff's deputy who stars in the story with Ramona, doesn't want it told. He's very protective of her. That's kind of what started this whole problem in the first place. I couldn't figure out why he was so protective of her when (in the novel) the paranormal investigator, Sam, came into town and started nosing around. After all, there are all kinds of odd characters in Dos Lunas County. Why would JK be so fiercely protective of this one? Well, I know now. So maybe that's all that's required of me.
Yes, yes, I know. These are characters and I'm the writer. They aren't real people. Try telling them that. I've generally found that if I try to force my characters to do things they don't want to do, it brings nothing but trouble. Like writers' block and other daffy ailments. It's just easier for me to think of them as the ones running the show (rather than being aberrant parts of my subconscious).
In the imaginal realm, the one-eyed author is king. Or something like that.
I actually have no idea how long this one's going to be. Knowing me, I thought keeping it under 85k was optimistic, but I sincerely hope to keep it at 100k (please?).
If you'll pardon me mixing my metaphors, Ramona has once again refused the jump and after painfully inching that story forward a few more pages, she told me to go work on the novel instead. Since Ramona is a prominent character in that, too, she's not at all unhappy with the situation.
I don't know why she's so shy about me writing that story. She is not by nature a shy woman, but I was eking out the pages on that one, whereas I wrote 1k on the novel in my allotted hour today without breaking a sweat. Maybe she just wants me to know what went on in that situation and now that I've got a good idea, it's time to get on with the novel.
It occurs to me that Ramona may not be the shy one here. It may be that JK, a sheriff's deputy who stars in the story with Ramona, doesn't want it told. He's very protective of her. That's kind of what started this whole problem in the first place. I couldn't figure out why he was so protective of her when (in the novel) the paranormal investigator, Sam, came into town and started nosing around. After all, there are all kinds of odd characters in Dos Lunas County. Why would JK be so fiercely protective of this one? Well, I know now. So maybe that's all that's required of me.
Yes, yes, I know. These are characters and I'm the writer. They aren't real people. Try telling them that. I've generally found that if I try to force my characters to do things they don't want to do, it brings nothing but trouble. Like writers' block and other daffy ailments. It's just easier for me to think of them as the ones running the show (rather than being aberrant parts of my subconscious).
In the imaginal realm, the one-eyed author is king. Or something like that.
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1,000 / 100,000 (1.0%) |
I actually have no idea how long this one's going to be. Knowing me, I thought keeping it under 85k was optimistic, but I sincerely hope to keep it at 100k (please?).