I’ve been having problems for the last two days, meeting my word count goals. I don’t write to discover plot, I know what’s going on, basically, in terms of the story. I write to discover the emotional journey. And I kept trying to work on a scene when I didn’t know where that emotional journey […]
Back in 2005, my life imploded. I stopped writing for a while, about two years, actually. When I started writing again, I completely changed my process. I got myself back into writing by doing writing prompts. I would write by hand, and when I started doing fiction, would then type it up. For Clockwork Kingdom
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One of the things that I frequently do is come up with a playlist of songs that I’ll listen to possibly obsessively while I’m writing. The soundtrack from “Pirates of the Caribbean” was frequently on my list while I wrote Clockwork Kingdom. It was pirates, and fog, and ship battles, and it just set the
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Seriously, that’s what I feel like I’m doing half the time. I brought minimal things with me–when I left Seattle, I didn’t have a place, and I was looking at both furnished and unfurnished and I didn’t want to cart around stuff I wouldn’t end up needing. . . I ended up getting an unfurnished
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I picked up my keys this morning. Kept grinning because I couldn’t believe it — I’m here! I’m going to be living here! In this amazing, oh so special city! I did allow myself a purchase today — my first pair of replacement earrings. I’d felt so naked without any earrings. They were expensive, but
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Woke up at 5:30 this morning because I realized one other thing that was in the box. My box of jewelry. All my earrings. All my mother’s earrings. Possibly my mother’s diamond necklace. (There’s a chance I packed this someplace else. I won’t be able to figure that out until I get to New Orleans.
I’m exhausted and so rambling. You’ve been warned. I’m also pissed off at myself. I took a box out of my car, then put it on the ground, intending to bring it into the hotel room. I realized I’d forgotten the box a couple hours later. Checked the parking lot — it isn’t there. As
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I’ve been driving for the last two days. Three more days to go. At least. Possibly more. Kiera is doing better tonight.
I’ve been at a wonderful writer’s workshop for the last week. I feel as though I’ve gained a whole bunch of tools for my toolbox. I’ve also been really inspired by this last week. So much so, I’m committed to writing another novel by the end of the year. (See subject, above.) The working title:
Packed lots yesterday. Packed more today, as well as organized. Still more to do, but I’m feeling better. Didn’t write yesterday, today — but will tomorrow morning. I’ve cleared out a lot — got rid of all the books on top of books on the shelves, cleaned off the tops of all surfaces, etc. I
That long slow fade Read More »