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Me: 'Well, there goes the summary.'
Himself, from somewhere in the next room: 'Yep, it's windy and rainy. We had no summer at all.'
The joys of living with a musician who has been battered by loud music.
Argh! The summary! Eek!
Yesterday eve in bed. Himself, reading some book or another. Me, nearly asleep. Himself huffs, and puts the book down.
'This story needs more catflap.'
Now I'm wide awake, thanks. 'Catflap?!?!'
'Yeah, more good stuff, coming and going in the story.'
'What?'
'You know, that agent and his friends always talk about books needing more catflap.'
'Oh, you mean more "cowbell".'
After the first wave of edits, I've been letting my MS rest for the past week. And what do you know, I actually miss my protagonist. Interesting. That's a new one.
I've just discovered the joys of a chalk board to make notes for my novel. Much more eco-friendly than paper, I hope.
My computer: 'No.'
Me: 'Please.'
My computer: 'No.'
Me: 'Please, please, please.'
My computer: 'No.'
Me: 'PLEEEEEEASE'
My computer: 'No.'
Me, at the computer, cursing: 'Now, where's that stupid draft?'
Himself: 'Calm down. Just go upstairs and close the window.'
Edit, sneeze, cough, edit, spatter, wipes keyboard, edit, edit, splatter, edit, hatchoo, wipes computer screen, edit, cough, edit.
'The End', I just typed 'The End'.
Two more paragraphs. Only two more paragraphs before I write 'The End'. ARGH!!
Final scene, and: One paragraph a day for the last three days. I'm coughing up one paragraph a day. In an entire day! For three days! All I manage is one paragraph a day. Argh! *Manic laughter*
On to the last chapter, and the fear of finishing a novel has kicked in.
My keyboard is covered in dust. I'm either writing too slowly, or not enough.
Monday: Brainstormed a plot plan for last quarter of WIP.
Found plot hole in showdown. Uh-oh
Yesterday: Spent afternoon weaving new thread into WIP to sort plot hole.
Finished said thread.
Sat back
Smiled
Totally forgot what the BLEEPING plot hole was in the BLEEPING first place.
*BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP*
Oh, well, the additions add nice touch.
Today: Woke up and remembered the plot hole.
Ah! NOW I see!
Shopping List (the Sequel):
Himself: 'Can you write ice cream on that shopping list of yours.'
Me: 'No. Do it yourself.'
Himself: 'Why? You're the author.'
Me: 'Stupid day job. I haven't written a single word today.'
Himself: 'Write a shopping list. We need milk.'
A certain four-legged, fluffy someone of the whiskered kind has just shredded half of my writing notes. Hmmm. Surely there are suptler ways to let me know what he thinks of my plot.
Found myself with an unexpected day off, and it's snowing (kinda). Guess what I'll be doing ...
To make a big plot change, or not to make a big plot change? That would be today's question.
We're supposed to kill our darlings, right? I'm about to kill 30 thousand of them.
My two cents may be late. I'm thinking what would GEORGE SMILEY do? Act totally conquered. Ask if the dog needs water/food. Offer tea. Send out for lunch. Get them to make a mistake. Maybe slip a message out via the delivery boy.
And now the Russian Mafia is sitting in my protagonist’s living room, and he doesn’t know why, and to be frank nor do I, he doesn't know how to get rid of them, and nor do I, now it seems the Mafia is writing my story, and I’ve bitten off way more than I can chew with this puppy, and I’m about to throw the keyboard in the air, I'll be bold by the end of the month, Happy Friday everyone. Rant over. Back to writing.
That moment in your novel, when your protagonist decides he has other plans than you. Who's writing this thing? Erm, not me, apparently.
Was merrily walking around Bruges hunting for beer and chocolate, and what do I see? A sign on a door, saying: Home is where my books are.
Got up, ready to work on my novel only to find a dead spider dangling over my keyboard. I wonder if that's a hint?
A big 'shout out' for Rich and Carol Rose. You two are wonderful. You two rock!! Thank you for your help today.
ARGH! I lost all my notes for the scene I was going to write today!!
Just a quick thank you to my fellow Liopians who helped me with my chapter 1 the other day. I appreciate your excellent input. -
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