I'm further along on Book Two. I've cut two more scenes and tightened the POV. It's a start.
The goal is to turn Book Two into a complete story. Instead of breaking it into two books, I want to tell one story with it.
I went through the tender, heart breaking scenes today. I really feel for Annabelle right now.
Reginald came into the town, framed them for murder, revealed their existence to the town and that means the destruction of their quiet lives and the death of a major character.
Anyway, lots of success today. Hope for more.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
How Do You Know When To Quit?
I just read this article by Toni McGee Causey called "How Do You Know When To Quit?"
It's very powerful.
http://www.murderati.com/blog/2009/4/19/how-do-you-know-when-to-quit.html?lastPage=true#comment3762629
Here is an excerpt...
We dream the dream, and we want it to be easy. We live in a society where pop stars get millions to show up and act badly and behave worse, and while we mock that, we’d all secretly like the trip to success to be just that simple: show up. But it’s not that simple. It’s not always easy. It’s hard work, it’s perseverance, it’s making sure you’ve got the goods when the opportunity comes along.
That last part? Yeah, that’s the hard part. It bears repeating: it’s making sure you’ve got the goods when the opportunity comes along. That means hard work, when it comes to writing. Telling a compelling story for an entire novel isn’t like making Ritz crackers and cheese and calling it a four-course meal. There’s a bit more to it than just sitting in front of the computer and spilling out a story. For some people, it may come naturally. For the rest of us, it’s a constant process of learning, improving, getting feedback, listening to it, learning from it, discarding what doesn’t work, and then trying again.
It's very powerful.
http://www.murderati.com/blog/2009/4/19/how-do-you-know-when-to-quit.html?lastPage=true#comment3762629
Here is an excerpt...
We dream the dream, and we want it to be easy. We live in a society where pop stars get millions to show up and act badly and behave worse, and while we mock that, we’d all secretly like the trip to success to be just that simple: show up. But it’s not that simple. It’s not always easy. It’s hard work, it’s perseverance, it’s making sure you’ve got the goods when the opportunity comes along.
That last part? Yeah, that’s the hard part. It bears repeating: it’s making sure you’ve got the goods when the opportunity comes along. That means hard work, when it comes to writing. Telling a compelling story for an entire novel isn’t like making Ritz crackers and cheese and calling it a four-course meal. There’s a bit more to it than just sitting in front of the computer and spilling out a story. For some people, it may come naturally. For the rest of us, it’s a constant process of learning, improving, getting feedback, listening to it, learning from it, discarding what doesn’t work, and then trying again.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
I wrote yesterday!
Life is very busy for me, both at work and home. Each morning when I walk the dogs, I recommit myself to spending a piece of each day writing something.
"Writer's write."
I heard that expression somewhere before. Sure, we edit and world build, but we also write. Sometimes all three are linked. Yesterday I actually wrote/edited some of Book Two' Chapter Two!
Kinda proud of myself.
"Writer's write."
I heard that expression somewhere before. Sure, we edit and world build, but we also write. Sometimes all three are linked. Yesterday I actually wrote/edited some of Book Two' Chapter Two!
Kinda proud of myself.
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