Monday Morning from The Cottage of Blog Motif and Procrastination
From the Cottage of Blog where the coffee's always fresh and the -- oh the hell with it. Come on it and talk to me. I'm lonely. I face a day of writing and it's beautiful out there. If my muse knew what I sacrificed for it -- she -- wouldn't care. LOL
My memory is failing me. Let me explain. I feel like I have an Alzheimers computer. It's moving slower and slower and then forgetting its downloading something or will tell me quite frankly it "doesn't have enough memory." Well, neither do I, but I manage to get my job done. Duh.
The great thing about computers though, (the one great thing I can think up at the moment, as it's not downloading my picture for this blog) is that you can buy more memory for a computer. with a human, it's not that simple.
Can't wait until my memory arrives. That is if Dell doesn't forget to send it.
READING: I'm reading Dean Koontz Frankenstein. For anyone keeping up with my blogs you already know that. But, yesterday I decided my love scenes sucked. (no pun intended) So, I picked out the only Blaze I own (I will have to buy more) "Take Me" by Cherry Adair. I'll have to look her up to see if she has more. I loved this book, probably better the second time around. Realistic plot? Doubtful. At least, I've never had it happen to me. having some guy run into the coffee shop, ask you, not very politely to marry him and you'll never have to see him again but will be provided for the rest of your life? sigh. then, you, seven years later decide you want a child, seek him out and become his "once a year mistress." And the fun goes from there. It was hot. It was sizzling. It got complicated. It got very emotional. I couldn't put it down and that was the second time I'd read it.
WRITING: Motif: Let's talk about motif. I'd like to learn more. That where the basis of theme or premise or some basis for your plot is picked up throughout the story and used as analogies and under currents throughout the story. Say your heroine is a teacher, perhaps lessons learned, characters teaching others a lesson, maybe someone having a carborator fall on his head because he's too stupid to get out of the way (I'd say a lesson was learned there, wouldn't you?)
I'm trying to find motif for my WIP. I'd say that the H/H not disclosing important truths is the main issue of the romance. I'd say the ghost egging them on might be another. I'd say a really nasty bunch of drug dealers trying to kill heroine might be the most important in the non-romance theme. And then there's the secret baby theme-so secret even the heroine doesn't know he's alive. So where's the motif? Do I pick one and use that. ie; walking onto the train, all Bill's former passenger acquaintence seemed to be ghostly caricatures of his morning ride. That could bring out motif, if his story has something to do with ghosts.
Anyone have any ideas? I'd love to hear them. Motif seems to be theme taken inside the writing elements of the story. the adjectives used, the descriptions portrayed, even aspects of the character's personalities.
Today I work on my WIP. Hopefully, I'll get to where I left off when i decided to transfer all the chapters onto a main MS. and found all those bloody plot holes.
Happy writing from The Cottage of Blog where the coffee's always fresh and conversation, especially if it includes procrastination is wellcome.
Pat
My memory is failing me. Let me explain. I feel like I have an Alzheimers computer. It's moving slower and slower and then forgetting its downloading something or will tell me quite frankly it "doesn't have enough memory." Well, neither do I, but I manage to get my job done. Duh.
The great thing about computers though, (the one great thing I can think up at the moment, as it's not downloading my picture for this blog) is that you can buy more memory for a computer. with a human, it's not that simple.
Can't wait until my memory arrives. That is if Dell doesn't forget to send it.
READING: I'm reading Dean Koontz Frankenstein. For anyone keeping up with my blogs you already know that. But, yesterday I decided my love scenes sucked. (no pun intended) So, I picked out the only Blaze I own (I will have to buy more) "Take Me" by Cherry Adair. I'll have to look her up to see if she has more. I loved this book, probably better the second time around. Realistic plot? Doubtful. At least, I've never had it happen to me. having some guy run into the coffee shop, ask you, not very politely to marry him and you'll never have to see him again but will be provided for the rest of your life? sigh. then, you, seven years later decide you want a child, seek him out and become his "once a year mistress." And the fun goes from there. It was hot. It was sizzling. It got complicated. It got very emotional. I couldn't put it down and that was the second time I'd read it.
WRITING: Motif: Let's talk about motif. I'd like to learn more. That where the basis of theme or premise or some basis for your plot is picked up throughout the story and used as analogies and under currents throughout the story. Say your heroine is a teacher, perhaps lessons learned, characters teaching others a lesson, maybe someone having a carborator fall on his head because he's too stupid to get out of the way (I'd say a lesson was learned there, wouldn't you?)
I'm trying to find motif for my WIP. I'd say that the H/H not disclosing important truths is the main issue of the romance. I'd say the ghost egging them on might be another. I'd say a really nasty bunch of drug dealers trying to kill heroine might be the most important in the non-romance theme. And then there's the secret baby theme-so secret even the heroine doesn't know he's alive. So where's the motif? Do I pick one and use that. ie; walking onto the train, all Bill's former passenger acquaintence seemed to be ghostly caricatures of his morning ride. That could bring out motif, if his story has something to do with ghosts.
Anyone have any ideas? I'd love to hear them. Motif seems to be theme taken inside the writing elements of the story. the adjectives used, the descriptions portrayed, even aspects of the character's personalities.
Today I work on my WIP. Hopefully, I'll get to where I left off when i decided to transfer all the chapters onto a main MS. and found all those bloody plot holes.
Happy writing from The Cottage of Blog where the coffee's always fresh and conversation, especially if it includes procrastination is wellcome.
Pat
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2 Comments:
I'm not sure how that would help.
It seems spammers can type in those letters just like everyone else.
Although, maybe they might not want to take the time.
I'm not sure how that would help.
It seems spammers can type in those letters just like everyone else.
Although, maybe they might not want to take the time.
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