I keep flip-flopping between the Ben & Marina story and the Kate & Michael story. I’m probably making more progress in the former than the latter…60,000 words and counting…but I go back and forth when inspiration strikes and it keeps me writing.
The more I read through what I have written on the Kate & Michael project, the more I realize, I still have a problem with one of the names. I wasn’t entirely sold on it when I decided to use it, and the more I use it…the more it bothers me. Why? Because I named him Ben. Because clearly I like to repeat myself. We’ve been over this.
It wouldn’t be such a problem if he was a minor character, but he has a pretty hefty role in this tale I’m trying to tell so the name Ben for one of the main characters starts to get a little confusing when I go back and forth with the Ben & Marina story. Even if the two Bens are wildly different characters.
I don’t know why this character is so difficult to name, but I have a new one I might be willing to try. Hell I’ve already changed his name…twice from the original. Why not try out a fourth? Maybe the fourth time will be the winning ticket.
And that brings up the chore of find/replace to swap out all of the uses of Ben/Benny/Benjamin/et al…which…I am kind of terrified to know how many uses that is at this point. Considering the first time it was replacing 138 uses and the document was probably half as long at that point.
I guess I like to torture myself.
If I make this change and later decide I don’t like it…I’ll probably have to just stab myself in the eye with a spork. Either that or call him strictly by his last name and be done with it.
In the meantime, Parachute is the latest band to infiltrate the soundtracks to both stories with multiple songs a piece.
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For Ben and Marina…
(Under Control by Parachute)
The mannequins? Totally creepy. But Will Anderson is kind of adorable with his big blue eyes.
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For Kate and Michael…
(She is Love by Parachute)
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