Nuts
So far, I have the first two pages, ending with a statement that apparently means something, but I don't know what. And I have a little bit of goal/motivation stuff written on the side. More stuff that means something, but I don't know what.
Good grief. How does this happen? How do you start with a bunch of notes that raise more questions than answers and end up with a story that doesn't sound like it was written by monkeys on crack?
9 Comments:
I thought I saw two versions of THE VIRGIN COURTESAN, both on line.
Am I on crack?
Ivan
p.s.:
Don't worrry about the notes.
Use larger handwriting.
Learned it as a reporter.
...I would check my notes--egad--then I'd go back to the story subject and ask her to explain it to me as if I were a litle child
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By 
, at
12:33 PM
Well, there's the PDF, the HTML, and the LIT files available. That's just a question of formatting, though. I typically read in PDF. For some reason, I don't like the way HTML looks on my screen. Or maybe I'm just used to it.
Was recently interviewed about Dreams & Desires for a small local weekly. The reporter kindly sent me an advance copy of the story and it needed a couple of corrections. Thank goodness we caught it in time!
I'll post the link when it comes through.
By 
Sela Carsen, at
12:43 PM
That would be very nice.
Ivan
Wait, you threw away TVC or something else?
I'm confused...
By , at
6:10 PM
No, I threw away everything I wrote for the first week that I was working on TVC. I must have made half a dozen false starts, nearly 20 pages of writing. All gone.
It was worth it to find the right beginning, but I'm not sure I can write a partial in a week.
By Sela Carsen, at
6:16 PM
Lol Sela. I'm sure you'll figure it out and weed out the crack monkeys in the end.
Lisa
By , at
12:46 AM
Once you have all your notes, story ideas, possible plot threads and you've conjured up your characters...
Do you ever spend a few days simply pondering them? Not writing, just letting your brain relax so the story can flow?
I do that. It's harder when you have a looming deadline. :):) But sometimes you have to let your brain work through the story.
Recently something else that helped me "get going" on a story was writing down words I liked. As I watch television or movies or hear people talk...I write down the words I like best.
Encryption, paragon, nomad, torpedo, slingshot, puzzle maker...
I don't know why these words appealed to me but it worked.
The next day I cranked out 3,500 words. Good ones, too. :)
L
By Lara Santiago, at
7:56 AM
I'd love to ponder, but I have this damn pendulum swinging over my neck. Going to the gym this morning. We'll see if the treadmill shakes something loose.
As for watching TV, I just watched the new Jane Eyre with Toby Stephens and I'm obsessing. He's far too handsome to play Rochester, but it was sooooooo romantic!!
By Sela Carsen, at
9:23 AM
I know what you mean Sela. Hope it works out.
By Jennifer McKenzie, at
10:41 AM