Slipshod
Well, look at that. Normal service did resume. Who’d have thunked it, eh?
In the last few weeks, a number of things have slipped into place. I’ve seen and committed new scenes, including an awesome new finale which made me jump and down with glee it’s so perfect for my characters, and I’ve been better able to visualise the links of the chain that moves this story along. (Trust me, this is a big deal for me. It’s historically my weakness.) And although everything felt kind of piecemeal, a little slipshod, sloppy and untidy, even with re-writes and serious chopping of extraneous sections I’ve managed to push the word count up past 80k. I shit you not. 80k. 80k of Charlie and Will and their stunted, fucked up situation. Yay!
I’m still pissed that I can’t think of a suitable title yet but wtf, we can’t have everything.
Posted on 10th September, 2008 at 9:35 pm | Comment (0)
Halt
This thing on? Check one two, one two, one one one.
There have been no updates because, essentially, there’s been nothing to update. My writing has ground to a halt thanks to a manic few weeks of vacations and babysitting and Dr. Who episodes and fifth birthdays. It’s irritating, to be honest with you; when I’m working all I do is crave some time off to properly devote time to writing, and then when I am off I find that I have none. Pft.
Anyway. Normal service will resume again shortly. Um, hopefully.
Posted on 27th August, 2008 at 9:45 pm | Comment (0)
Cloud
The prologue: in cloud form. Awesome!
Posted on 21st June, 2008 at 12:32 pm | Comments (2)
70476
It’s just a number, I know, but 70476. Really? Seventy thousand, four hundred and seventy six? Jesus. That’s 70476 words that have been pulled from my head, typed up at night and strung together to tell a story that first glistened in my mind in 2005.
I have never before committed so much of a book to paper. Never before gotten this far without giving up. Never even really considered that I was capable of finishing a book, let alone come this far on the journey to possibly achieving just that. And you know what? I haven’t even finished! There’s more to write and, better still, I actually want to write it! I don’t want to give up, even though Chapter Six nearly killed me, even though my writing’s been poor lately, even though I’m constantly tired from writing till 2am - my optimal writing time, according to my productivity notes.
The ten year old in me - the first Vixx incarnation to commit a story of her own fabrication to a notebook - is jumping up and down, overjoyed, cheering me on. (She’s been leaping about and cheering me on for twenty-two years now - her knees must be shot). And even if this fucking book never touches a printing press, I don’t care - for now, finishing a book, proving that I can do it, and showing that it’s never too late to pursue a dream? That’s enough for me right now - even if it makes me want to puke from the sticky sweet sentimentality of it all.
Posted on 25th May, 2008 at 12:55 am | Comment (0)
Crow
The hard work paid off: six is done.
This isn’t a real entry - it’s just a chance to crow at that fact. Maybe even dance around a bit.
Posted on 14th May, 2008 at 7:21 pm | Comment (0)