And I have a week to go in the Project o'Doom. I'm at 44,500 words on the month. That's the good news.

The bad news is that this particular story is kicking my ass and I'm not sure why. I found an awesome villainous monster to drive my conflict (which I am tweaking for my own nefarious purposes, because I can), my ghostly sidekick is completely ( Read more... )

Which got me to thinking about how Christians are treated in "mainstream" entertainment, and how Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series is a refreshing breath of fresh air ( Read more... )

So, I found a couple of seven-point plot outlines (not the one I was looking for, but that's all right), to try to clarify where I am in this damn story and see where it needs to go.

I found this: a Protagonist (1) has a Problem (2) and endeavors to Solve It (3) but meets with Difficulties (4) whereupon he Learns Something (5) which enables him to ( Read more... )

You know, I'm terribly sorry for men who are threatened by the fact that the SF Clubhouse is getting bigger. I understand clinging to your guns and your religion (guilty! myownself), but to dismiss other voices out of hand simply because they're Other strikes me as being ( Read more... )

since the business cards I hand out at Cons point here, that I should do a Sticky Post for those unfamiliar with navigating LJ. I mean, yeah, all the info about where you can Read My Stuff is on the Userinfo page, but, shoot, who reads those, right ( Read more... )

I guess, because I've basically emasculated poor Ben, that I secretly hate all men and want them to die. Or something. Also, I'm totes up with adultery because of that whole Healing Vagina thing (even though that ultimately backfires and breaks him more). *thumbs up ( Read more... )

we get together with other writers face-to-face ( Read more... )

Part of my problem with the novelthing, I think, is that what's happening to Ben on the Prison Island is what's interesting to me. How he actually got there, who the main villain is, what happens to him when he gets out--all these are things I need to deal with in some far-off, hazy future. I think my subconscious wants to wrestle with those ( Read more... )

And now I'm to the point where the rubber meets the road. There's not a whole lot more I can do to Ben on the Prison Island, so I've now moved to the part where he's actually Home and Safe ( Read more... )

The lovely and effulgent fikgirl and paulasj had a couple of posts today that got me thinking about the process of writing and how some people are very very strict about The Right Way To Do It ( Read more... )