Mirrors and flesh wounds

[pjthompson]

Quote of the day:

"Stories are like mirrors...when they've gone dark and the glass is obscured, it's maybe for a reason. Polish them and you might not want to accept the person looking back at you as yourself. We carry these stories inside us—mirrors we can look into, or show to other people."

—Charles De Lint, Somewhere To Be Flying

Goofiness of the day: The fight scene finally got underway--well-launched, in fact. However, at one point someone lost a limb and I couldn't help typing:

"It's only a flesh wound!" he screamed. "Come back here and I'll bite off your kneecaps!"

Clearly, I had too much Python in my formative years. I'm wondering now if I should leave it in for the amusement of my local betas. But that probably wouldn't be fair. It's a serious scene. Maybe I'll do an alternate version for them on the DVD.

Writing blah-blah of the day:

The battle clichés were jumping around like a troop of pixies on a trampoline, so I won't bother enumerating them today. It's easier to write the trash to keep the scene moving and worry about refining later. Characterization also suffered muchly, I fear, as well as some of the tactile stuff. Must cram it in later.

Comments

[deborahkalin.livejournal.com]

I love Someplace To Be Flying -- it was the first de Lint book I ever read. Thanks for posting that quote. I now have a burning need to bury myself back in the book ;)

[pjthompson]

Ironically, it was the first De Lint I read, too. It was a good one.