it's a convoluted mess
I’m not sure which is more frustrating, having a storyline I can’t seem to get the characters right for, or having a pile of characters I can’t find a story to put them into? I find myself struggling with the latter more than the former at the moment, but mostly because I just don’t have any decent storylines to work with right now. I have a few ideas rolling around, but nothing that could really… Keep reading…Am I right side up or upside down…
In the past week, I have written about sixteen pages worth of random conversations centering around a new-ish story idea. If I were to proceed with this idea and write this story, most of these scenes would likely be unusable as they are mostly mundane drivel. The writing itself isn’t all that bad. The conversations just don’t exactly make for riveting reading. The point is…I’ve been writing. It’s been well over six months since I… Keep reading…Counting the cost and keeping score…
I’ve been reading through a lot of old journal entries lately. I have so many journal “projects” around, it’s a wonder I can keep them all straight. What I’ve found out by going back to the archives, is the fact that I am a capable writer. I do have some sliver of talent. I’m by no means best-selling author material, but I don’t suck. What gets me is most of the “good” stuff I’ve read… Keep reading…back-dated 03/12/09: it’s a catch 22…