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Yes it's the obligatory weekly writerly update!
I'll bet y'all can't wait.
Work has been ongoing. The novel Entanglement, especially is going very well. Not a lot more in the way of fresh wordage, but a lot of progress on the story and motivation and stuff like that.
I spent a whole day working on one character, Jess; working through each phase of her story from the moment the protagonist meets her until her disappearance and in so doing, I found not only the ending, but the whole meaning of the story!
It's hard to describe because it's a complicated tale but, brief as I can - Originally Jess was the crux of the story - she was the reason everything goes wrong for me 'hero' (he's not very heroic. *g*) but then, scrapped that and she just became the consequence of events going awry - then I realised she was far more important - not the reason for what happens, but the meaning...
I'm not explaining it well. Take it from me that what I discovered as I worked through these chapters was crucial and has made me happy. *G*
As for the the ending, I already had it, I worked it out a few weeks ago, but not the reason for it. It's quite a sad ending on the surface, and rather cruel to two important characters and I couldn't work out why - then I realised that this character Jess is so important - she gives the whole thing meaning and makes the end, far from sad and downbeat, actually makes it a hopeful and positive thing.
Anyway, word counts are as follows - Entanglement; coming on well
My TS fic Blue has suffered as a consequence with only half a chapter finished this week, but now the novel is running on clean, smooth rails, I'm expecting to catch up this week.
Such was my writerly week my darlings. I hope yours has been good to you, too. XXX
Work has been ongoing. The novel Entanglement, especially is going very well. Not a lot more in the way of fresh wordage, but a lot of progress on the story and motivation and stuff like that.
I spent a whole day working on one character, Jess; working through each phase of her story from the moment the protagonist meets her until her disappearance and in so doing, I found not only the ending, but the whole meaning of the story!
It's hard to describe because it's a complicated tale but, brief as I can - Originally Jess was the crux of the story - she was the reason everything goes wrong for me 'hero' (he's not very heroic. *g*) but then, scrapped that and she just became the consequence of events going awry - then I realised she was far more important - not the reason for what happens, but the meaning...
I'm not explaining it well. Take it from me that what I discovered as I worked through these chapters was crucial and has made me happy. *G*
As for the the ending, I already had it, I worked it out a few weeks ago, but not the reason for it. It's quite a sad ending on the surface, and rather cruel to two important characters and I couldn't work out why - then I realised that this character Jess is so important - she gives the whole thing meaning and makes the end, far from sad and downbeat, actually makes it a hopeful and positive thing.
Anyway, word counts are as follows - Entanglement; coming on well
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52,812 / 200,000 (26.4%) |
My TS fic Blue has suffered as a consequence with only half a chapter finished this week, but now the novel is running on clean, smooth rails, I'm expecting to catch up this week.
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83,257 / 142,000 (58.6%) |
Such was my writerly week my darlings. I hope yours has been good to you, too. XXX
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MUST RETURN TO MY STORY AND TYPE! The weekdays usually go by in a blur so today's a good day to get a chunk done. Unless my husband decides he's bored and wants to go out and see his friends, then I'll do some podficcing instead. Hay and sunshine and all of that.
That's great that your novel is coming along. Congrats, my dear.
Laurie
for the last part of A Sea-Change.
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she gives the whole thing meaning and makes the end, far from sad and downbeat, actually makes it a hopeful and positive thing.
Yay! I'm all for hopeful and positive ::beams::
You sound like you've had an amazingly good writing week ::squishes you enthusiastically:: I do admire you for sitting alone and wrestling with words; it's a brave way to make a living... speaking of which, I must gird my loins for tomorrow - I still have dinosaurs to beat into submission. ::rolls up sleeves::
Have a great week babe.
it's a brave way to make a living
I was glad to see the ending lifted, I didn't want an unhappy end and it wasn't totally, but it had a sad air about it. Now it's all full of lessons learned and moving on and I think will be quietly upbeat in it's own little way.
The story continues to cast itself in my head. I was particularly delighted to find Rob Brydon playing one of my ghosts But Dinosaur squee!!! You must tell us all more about these dinosaurs one day, it's thrilling to even think of it.
Have a good week, hon. Sending the usual love XXX
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