Thursday evening from The Cottage of Blog
It's depressing to see my word count on my WIP go DOWN. But, the good news is I deleted several chapters from the original ms and rewrote the scene. I think it makes more sense. My heroine comes out a lot less stupid looking.
Remember the old horror movies, when the heroine hears a noise in the basement and then GOES DOWN THERE????? Or, knowing a murder was lurking just waiting to catch her alone, she went someplace alone ie in a deserted yard hidden by trees? Of COURSE she'd get kidnapped, I said to my self. She's not that stupid. so I gave her credit for having brains and rethought my (albeit)brief plot line. Thank God it didn't unravel the entire story. Eeewww.
Most of the rest is done. At least written. The whole last section though, is written in a new draft, so it probably will need a tad polishing. (to say the least)
Will I get this done by next Wednesday? My self imposed deadline? I could if I wrote at longer stretches at a time. I have to stop every fifteen minutes of so.
I have a problem. I can't write for long periods at a time. I don't know why that is, but I'm learning to live with it. My emotional center--the creative side of me--screams 'let me outta here.' I severely chastize it and get back to work.
Anyway, I'm off to read some more Dwight Swain before I chat with my "Writer's Workshop" ladies.
Night.
Happy reading, writing and revising.
Pat
Remember the old horror movies, when the heroine hears a noise in the basement and then GOES DOWN THERE????? Or, knowing a murder was lurking just waiting to catch her alone, she went someplace alone ie in a deserted yard hidden by trees? Of COURSE she'd get kidnapped, I said to my self. She's not that stupid. so I gave her credit for having brains and rethought my (albeit)brief plot line. Thank God it didn't unravel the entire story. Eeewww.
Most of the rest is done. At least written. The whole last section though, is written in a new draft, so it probably will need a tad polishing. (to say the least)
Will I get this done by next Wednesday? My self imposed deadline? I could if I wrote at longer stretches at a time. I have to stop every fifteen minutes of so.
I have a problem. I can't write for long periods at a time. I don't know why that is, but I'm learning to live with it. My emotional center--the creative side of me--screams 'let me outta here.' I severely chastize it and get back to work.
Anyway, I'm off to read some more Dwight Swain before I chat with my "Writer's Workshop" ladies.
Night.
Happy reading, writing and revising.
Pat
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