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 Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:36 pm
It's VERY seldom I get things out right on the first try. I'm not alone. The world agrees.
And you know what else?
I'm expecting to throw out 10K off the bat when I start revising the Doorstop biggrin . Yeah, nothing like dropping a subplot in the middle of the draft. Let me tell you.
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:50 am
saint_savin It's VERY seldom I get things out right on the first try. I'm not alone. The world agrees. And you know what else? I'm expecting to throw out 10K off the bat when I start revising the Doorstop biggrin . Yeah, nothing like dropping a subplot in the middle of the draft. Let me tell you. I find that I actual add on more words the second time I go through it, because a lot of the time if I'm writing the first draft I skip on a lot of detail out of urgency to get it done. And then my editor makes me cut words out after that. T.T But its okay, I tend to be a little wordy anyway.
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Psychotic Maniacal Sanity Crew
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:44 pm
I wish I had an editor to make me cut words out. Sometimes I think that my work might be a helluva lot shorter if I could only learn to be less verbose. But, it's hard enough to find regular readers, never mind an editor. D:
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:54 pm
Really? Goodness, I wish I knew what that was like!
Usually, if I end up in a situation where I need "more" of something, I print the scene and scrawl more information in the margins.
It's slow going, and hilarious sometimes too. I can't read my own handwriting half the time...
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:45 am
9/16/08:
Location: Kitchen Table
Music: Waters of Nazareth by Justice.
"I’d dreamed of The Call, as I suppose all aspiring writers do...."
I sure as hell have never dreamed of The Call, but then again, I always dream of actually finishing a book.
However, NOW I'm dreaming of The Call.
I wonder how I'll react....
Passed my 35k mark today! Yay!
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:04 pm
I hate waking up from those dreams!
Assuming you mean literal dreams. :X
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:37 am
@ Savin: Yes, literal dreams, lol. 11/26/08:
Location: My Bed
Music: Bella's Lullaby (piano version).
"A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. "
How true is that, right?
I'm purposely skipping over the part explaining where I've been for the past couple of months and moving along like nothing has happened.
I've come to a point in my writing where I will have to delete major scenes I've already written out. I'm not done yet, no, but I had skipped over some scenes, and when I went back to write them out, I realized that most of the scenes I'd written after the part I'd skipped made no sense anymore.
I hate, hate, HATE how one little change can completely and totally redirect the route my story was originally taking. Sure, the new route is better, but damned if I'm still not pissed off about it. I finally hit 50k, and I stubbornly do not want to be below that number again.
So I am at an impasse. I cannot make myself move forward and I cannot make myself back track. I'm in agony, in turmoil, and it overshadows my joy of hitting 50k. I know what my editor says is true, to suck it up and just delete what I don't need, but dammit, those scenes are still part of me, and I don't want to let them go. I'm just not ready yet.
I'm having Savin's problem with my main character: She's fuzzy and hazy and I've yet to get a good picture of her in my head besides her hair color and length. And that she's not deformed or anything. It's not much though. Ugh.
I might brood over all this for a few weeks before I can actually do anything with it.
Damn.
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:04 am
Awah, I hate when that happens..
I swear, with Project Chanthar I've re-written this first section about three times. It's at 41 pages and I absolutely hate the idea of having to start over at page 2 .. There are others the same way...
I suppose that's why I like writing novellas best, cause it lessens the blow when you have to rewrite it all
With my first book with paring down and editing and such I've ended up with like five versions of Betrayal of Trust ... but tis like that here
-pats-
Hope you can find a solution
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:34 pm
Haha, my solution was to just basically get over it. razz Get mad for a few days, brood about it, then just do it. It turns out better when I do. XD
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:53 pm
12/8/09:
Location: Work
Music: Below the Sky by If These Trees Could Talk
"If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves."
That quote cracks me up, but it's way true.
I'm in a rather strange position with my writing at the moment. One day the writing flows like water, and the next I'm just bored with the scene. I like to think that the boredom comes from the fact that I have envisioned the scene already a million times, and when I finally go to write it, I'm just sick of it. I also think it has to do with the fact that I'm just busy. What with having bills to pay, student loans to pay off, grant money for college to acquire, finals this Friday, searching for a new place to rent, work and Christmas, I think I'm just overloaded.
I do have a wonderful boyfriend who helps me with all this. After all, trying to build back up your credit after your mom has ruined it by borrowing your credit card to pay one month's mortgage and then not paying it back is hard to do. Also, he helps me study. And helps me manage my bills. It's a good thing he's good looking, otherwise I'd just be using him for his usefulness. razz
As for my writing, I've managed to rope a friend into the obsession with me, so now I have someone who comes over to write with me. I actually get more done when there's someone next to me with headphones on not talking, doing the same thing. The only conversations we have when she's over, in fact, is when we have a thought that needs talking out about the plot. smile
Also, I met with a woman, Holly, who lives on my street. I just so happen to teach her son Karate, and she invited me over to read my story. I'll be going to her place every Sunday to get more and more advice. Holly knows her stuff. I now have two editors. Writing life is good with that. biggrin
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Psychotic Maniacal Sanity Crew
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:35 pm
Wow! It sounds like you've got everything covered on the writing front! And, as for boyfriend who are both helpful and good-looking, I can say "Yay!" and throw you a party, yes? We all like boys like that. 3nodding
The bills and rent and shiz are sucky, but everybody has to deal with them eventually. =P I'm sure you'll figure it all out.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:35 pm
12/9/09:
Location: Work
Music: Kids are screaming.
I am way stressed out. I am at a crossroad. Do I take the safe route and stay where I am, or do I pack up all up, move and maybe fail? If I move, I definitely will not be able to go back. If I move and it works I will be happier. So what should I do? Should I potentially end up homeless (and with a dog, too boot!) or should I keep it safe and stay with a crazy older woman who takes my underwear and wears it? Who tries to kill my dog by bringing home a WHOLE GLAZED DOGHNUT FOR FOR HER EVERY DAY even though I've asked her not to? SHE'S CRAZY.
My writing is suffering because of this. I can't write, I can't really function normally, I can't think clearly. I'm really tired. Advice?
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DesertRoseFallen Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:08 am
Oh man, that is a hard decision! I say go where you want, what you feel would benefit you more. I hope it all goes well!
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:50 pm
DesertRoseFallen Oh man, that is a hard decision! I say go where you want, what you feel would benefit you more. I hope it all goes well! Thanks Desert. <3
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:08 pm
1/16/10
Location: My room.
Music: XCT by Polysics.
I can't seem to get past this sluggish point in my story. I think I'm all mushed up because I know large chunks are missing - as in, the story has been written without them, but I can't seem to continue writing without them present in my mind. And I certainly can't go back, simply because to do so would crush my will at the moment. I am weak, oh writing Gods. Please help me to be strong.
Here's exactly what I can't get over, and unfortunately, it's a few somethings:
---The main love interest and my main character fall for each other. However, they, for some reason, have yet to actually have any long, drawn-out conversations of any kind. They can't possibly be as close as they are near the end of the story because they go from hating each other to simply being all into each other. This is such an elementary mistake. I know I can't go back and fix it until my first draft is finished, but I just can't seem to move on without it. I'm in limbo.
---I have a certain character who moves in and out of the story - and not in a good way. She's in some scenes and not others. My characters sometimes act as if she's not even there, and then suddenly they're talking to her. AND this is worrisome because she should be there - constantly. I keep telling myself over and over to ignore it at this point - my first draft isn't even done yet; Close, but not quite - and I know that's exactly what I need to do.
I think my biggest problem is that I have more characters than I've ever worked with before. Cramming them all into one scene is HARD to do. My other big problem is that I'm just unorganized. What I really need is a giant sheet of paper that I can draw on to hang up on my wall.
I'm so tired. I had work today and had to be up at 7:30. Which isn't usually a problem, but I also had to work later than I normally do on a Saturday. I had two birthday parties to oversee, so I didn't get out until a 5:30. It's now 8pm and I have to get ready to head into Philly for a friend's party, and I'm tired, and I don't want to go but people will be arriving in half an hour, so it's too late to call up my friend and tell her I'm not coming. T.T
Oh, and to top it off, this week has just exhausted me. A girl had a seizure in my first day back to college for the quarter. I had her by the arm, but she just dropped back and shook and turned blue and purple and foamed at the mouth.
....And then I had to sit through four hours of lecture on how to use photoshop, and then rush to work until 7:45 that night. I just haven't had a break yet.
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