Thoughts on Writing
One thing you'll come to learn about me is that I have a hard time staying focused on one story. I may be writing it all along, but I'll also start three stories at the same time. Once the first one is done, I'll go to the second and start three more. It's ridiculous how many files I have on my hard drive that only have one or two pages, or even more amusing, 30 pages.
I'm trying my hardest to write a novel, but I keep being distracted from Dream Brother. I think once school starts and I have a rigid schedule, I'll be back into writing on my novel. My problem is I can't decide which novel I want to really, really work on! I have too many. And I want a very good one to pursue publication. I'll probably go back to my steampunk, but it's almost like I have this lack of confidence. Most of the novels I'm writing now I WANT to get published, but it's like, I need a damned good one to start off with, you know? It's really awkward. I didn't have this problem the last few times I wrote novels. Even if I didn't think they were worthy after the fact, BEFORE the fact I thought they were just splendid. It's rather frustrating, really. I'll take this weekend before classes start to really think about it, then I'll go crazy.
Dream Brother is going very well. I don't get a lot of reviews when I first update, but they trickle in. I have a few faithful readers, sot hat's nice at least. I think it's much better than To Feel the Sun, and part of it is because I know what exactly I want with it. Maybe I should finish it, rewrite it, and then submit IT to be published? I don't know. Though I'm not particularly keen on my parents reading it. What with the rated M thing. Whatever, we'll see.
Speaking of writing a new story, there's an older story I've had in my head for about three months now. I even started writing it before I abandoned it because there wasn't enough conflict and because I didn't think it would be sellable. Either way, I figured once I finish Dream Brother and get some cranked out of I Imagine Me and You, I could start posting it to FP so people can at least enjoy it. It's one story that I'm writing for the sheer joy of the story, and the characters. I want to SHARE it with people, and I don't care if it's free. It's not like Dream Brother or TFtS because those were written originally to kind of get my mind off my novel (which worked a little too well), and this one was written because I loved the story.
With my newly discovered Photoshop skillz, I made sort of a "cover" for it, so I thought I'd let you all see it as sort of a teaser. It probably won't be posted until Dream Brother is completed so I can post it and the DB sequel simultaneously.
Hee!
Dad's taking me to Rifftrax Live tonight. That should be amusing.
I'll get home and work like hell on my steampunk novel so I feel like I accomplished SOMETHING.
I'm trying my hardest to write a novel, but I keep being distracted from Dream Brother. I think once school starts and I have a rigid schedule, I'll be back into writing on my novel. My problem is I can't decide which novel I want to really, really work on! I have too many. And I want a very good one to pursue publication. I'll probably go back to my steampunk, but it's almost like I have this lack of confidence. Most of the novels I'm writing now I WANT to get published, but it's like, I need a damned good one to start off with, you know? It's really awkward. I didn't have this problem the last few times I wrote novels. Even if I didn't think they were worthy after the fact, BEFORE the fact I thought they were just splendid. It's rather frustrating, really. I'll take this weekend before classes start to really think about it, then I'll go crazy.
Dream Brother is going very well. I don't get a lot of reviews when I first update, but they trickle in. I have a few faithful readers, sot hat's nice at least. I think it's much better than To Feel the Sun, and part of it is because I know what exactly I want with it. Maybe I should finish it, rewrite it, and then submit IT to be published? I don't know. Though I'm not particularly keen on my parents reading it. What with the rated M thing. Whatever, we'll see.
Speaking of writing a new story, there's an older story I've had in my head for about three months now. I even started writing it before I abandoned it because there wasn't enough conflict and because I didn't think it would be sellable. Either way, I figured once I finish Dream Brother and get some cranked out of I Imagine Me and You, I could start posting it to FP so people can at least enjoy it. It's one story that I'm writing for the sheer joy of the story, and the characters. I want to SHARE it with people, and I don't care if it's free. It's not like Dream Brother or TFtS because those were written originally to kind of get my mind off my novel (which worked a little too well), and this one was written because I loved the story.
With my newly discovered Photoshop skillz, I made sort of a "cover" for it, so I thought I'd let you all see it as sort of a teaser. It probably won't be posted until Dream Brother is completed so I can post it and the DB sequel simultaneously.
Hee!
Dad's taking me to Rifftrax Live tonight. That should be amusing.
I'll get home and work like hell on my steampunk novel so I feel like I accomplished SOMETHING.