I’ve been noticing a lot of things lately that seem to be influencing a writer’s path in my life. I’ve been thinking lately that maybe I’m meant to seriously pursue this option since I’m having such a difficult time finding work. I mean it’s not like I have anything better to do. I would really like to become a best selling novelist one day, to be able to work from home on my own schedule. (more…)
The Trouble With First Drafts
I’m beginning to understand the real truth behind a First Draft being absolute crap. It’s a little disheartening because I sincerely felt that I was getting somewhere. I don’t know if I should keep ploughing through with what I have and alter everything when I reach the 3rd draft or just do the re-write now. Why does this have to be so difficult?
I sent a couple of chapters to a beta reader just to see if it was just me. Turns out my instincts were bang on – Chapter 1 is absolute crap. There were a few other issues that turned up but at least those are easily corrected. There’s also a minor error with the main character – I have to remember that the character needs to grow. There’s no interest in a God Character unless you working from the perspective surrounding said character. Lots of work ahead of me still.
Total Word count: 36,523
Weekly Goal: 4,000 / 7,000
Better luck next week,
A.D.
Dreaming Again
I’ve been dreaming again. As I’ve mentioned before I’m one of those fortunate dreamers who get to dream in story arcs. It’s much easier to write summaries than it is to write a full 300 page novel though. Still I log them away as diligently as I can, which a little note attached to it telling me what I had intended to use the idea for. (more…)
