Today was a productive day. I found a timeline hole and filled it in, and fixed a character plot issue. I’m to the point where new content will supersede what people have already read. Here’s a brief taste: THE TRIP out the day before had been uneventful. She drove around town for a while, renewing her acquaintance with Portland through the windows of the car until the soft hiss of […]
Spent the day doing important stuff: Went to the bank (money is good) Got my hair done (critically important so I don’t take kitchen shears to it) Stocked up on groceries (so we don’t starve if the ice storm the weathermen are predicting actually hits and traps us in the house). However, tonight I spent the entire evening writing. I started reading my manuscript from the beginning a couple of […]
A few days ago, a good friend said in answer to one of my blog entries: How is (Sam’s) strength a flaw? To me, her biggest flaw is her need to handle everything on her own. She tries so hard to prevent deep, emotional entanglements in her life, but at the same time, she instinctively creates them. That was one of the key things I had been trying to verbalize, […]
Today I decided I’m ready to take what I’ve been learning here in silencing my internal editor, and apply it to writing my novel. It’s time to dive deep, catch up with my characters, and take them on a tour through the swirling depths to see what’s on the other side. Time to finish what I started. In my former life, I worked with a writer’s group who helped me […]
Chameleon is undergoing a metamorphosis. I got about two-thirds in and was still grappling with the questions, “What is driving Sam? What does she need? Why does she get involved here? What does she have to lose if the other guys win? How is her strength a flaw?” I need to answer these before I go on, but they have been surprisingly tough questions for me. I do a lot […]
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