Yesterday was a long day, but when I returned from my last guest speaker dinner for work for the foreseeable future, I settled in to write in my journal notebook for an hour. Within minutes, I have to say I was thrilled. Ideas came pouring onto the page. Backstory, characterization, … Continue reading →
PBW has spoken: Meditation and dedicated writing time: I’m pushing them this week. I won’t mention her other suggestion, because it’s just revolting, but if you’re into that sort of thing, scroll down to the rest of her reply in comments to my whine. Hubby and I managed to snatch … Continue reading →
If you’ve been following these missives, you know my writing has felt anemic lately. It’s been very close to needing a visit to the ICU and life support. It’s on oxygen, but it’s hanging on. As I’ve been reading Stuart MacBride’s Cold Granite, something’s been happening. An understanding of how … Continue reading →
Melly ran some readability analysis on her blog. Readability statistics are interesting things to know about your writing, so I ran a check on my first page from the link she provided. Summary Value Total sentences 655 Total words 6838 Average words per Sentence 10.44 Words with 1 Syllable 4663 … Continue reading →
On one hand, I tore the meniscus in my “good” knee (which immediately renders that term useless–now I just don’t have a good knee). I’m on crutches and a brace for a couple days to see if it settles down. I suspect the meniscus has been torn for several years … Continue reading →
Tess Gerritsen blogs about writer’s anemia. “Real anemia leaves you weak and exhausted and pale. Writer’s anemia is much the same — except that the pallor shows up on the page. Your writing loses all color. Your plot feels dead. Your characters wander through the story like ghosts of themselves.” … Continue reading →
I low-crawled through 600+ more words yesterday. Agreeably pathetic after so many 2k+ days, but monumental after weeks of struggling for less than one hundred words a day. I have an inkling about what’s paralyzed the story. Now I just need to set it free again. T&T is over 55k … Continue reading →
I replaced those 70 dead words with 577 fresher ones.
Continue reading →That’s what I wrote last night on T&T, just so I’d have written some words. I erased them all tonight and cut to the chase in the scene. I hope it goes better. It’s bad enough they’re meeting over lunch, but why have them getting seated and making small talk … Continue reading →
Despite the toaster burning my bagel yesterday morning, I did manage to overcome the disappointment. Hershey managed to choke it down. I managed to mow the front yard and wash the truck. I met my neighbor across the street. Not bad, I’ve only lived here since last June. It’s a … Continue reading →