Already harder than I thought. Sometimes I forget what a struggle it is. Ugh. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2007
confessions / dayjob / writing
Plans of Outstanding Proportions
I just turned in that manuscript. I am DONE. And, soon, it will be October, and what I’m hoping to be a new outlook on life. It will take effort to: Be positive. Be focused. Not be a workaholic at work. Write for myself and only myself with only my own self-imposed deadlines. Pick a … Continue reading
Inspired
I’ve been setting some things aside to inspire me when needed. Now that I’ve reached the end of my deadlines, the time has come. This beautiful post from my magician friend Lucksmith at Bored Ludic? gets my heart pumping each time I read it. He says (and please forgive me for quoting so liberally): I … Continue reading
Latest Story Theories
1. First sentence. It all rides on the first sentence, so go all out. Do not start with the long, extended description of the train. Start instead with the sentence that had been on page 2 (the belly shirt, the blowjob bracelets, the gum). This is the sentence that started the story in the first … Continue reading
All Pages and Scenes Accounted For
Can it be? Oh, yes. I reached the end of the manuscript. Easily, swimmingly—actually it went pretty fast and I even did line edits this morning and, turns out, the thing’s not as bad as I thought. I think. Seeing as I already asked for, and was granted, an extension until Monday morning I will … Continue reading
A Little Less Heavy
I am no closer to the imminent end to the endless manuscript that will be holding me hostage through the weekend. But today was a better day, even still. Yesterday I got my revision notes on my Alice manuscript—one that I thought would surely carry through into October. But the revisions were much simpler than … Continue reading
Heavy
This latest deadline is really weighing on me. I have to force the pages out—and then, once out, I’m afraid to look at them again. I’ve never had this much trouble with a project before. I’m thinking it’s not really about this project at all, is it? It’s about what comes after the project. It’s … Continue reading
