Write not at all
So the write slow project became not write at all over the Orycon weekend. I got tired, I got worried about various pressing deadlines from new work that had emerged. AND I had got disinterested. it's tricky to tell when it's time to give up and when it's time to push through. I don't know if I have failed in my write slow or if the write slow came to a natural conclusion. It is certainly a time to think about it and see what is the next beneficial experiment.
I did learn some things about purposely building a world, about getting to know a character through their action. Strangely enough I like the characters more now, I'm just floundering around with the story. For a long time Jo was just a blank slate and I didn't like her much until I went back in and found her step by step.
Writing it in this public space helped me stay motivated and push through to some interesting places as a I didn't want to fall down in public. Interestingly enough it made it lonelier as well, which made it more challenging at times. I'll have to decide if the sense of loneliness, is worth the sense of motivation - everything has a two edged sword. I do like how it gave a greater, constant sense of utility to LJ and has made it easier to keep up with people's adventures on LJ.
For better or worse it meant I was absolutely writing every day and as indicated in previous posts other creative juices seemed to flow with greater ease.
I need to do some planning, figure out what are the experiments I need/want to do next, finish rewriting a few stories, write some new stories and figure out what and how I'm going to write a novel. Suggestions are very welcome.
In the meantime, lots of reading/critiquing (and inevitably slushing) to do.
I did learn some things about purposely building a world, about getting to know a character through their action. Strangely enough I like the characters more now, I'm just floundering around with the story. For a long time Jo was just a blank slate and I didn't like her much until I went back in and found her step by step.
Writing it in this public space helped me stay motivated and push through to some interesting places as a I didn't want to fall down in public. Interestingly enough it made it lonelier as well, which made it more challenging at times. I'll have to decide if the sense of loneliness, is worth the sense of motivation - everything has a two edged sword. I do like how it gave a greater, constant sense of utility to LJ and has made it easier to keep up with people's adventures on LJ.
For better or worse it meant I was absolutely writing every day and as indicated in previous posts other creative juices seemed to flow with greater ease.
I need to do some planning, figure out what are the experiments I need/want to do next, finish rewriting a few stories, write some new stories and figure out what and how I'm going to write a novel. Suggestions are very welcome.
In the meantime, lots of reading/critiquing (and inevitably slushing) to do.