Damn, that was fast...

[veijukka]

So...I was no where NEAR 50K at midnight on Saturday. I did however, pass 30K last night, with a solid 8K yesterday alone. My 14-year old is not impressed. (Apparently her "You-Tube-ers" did it in the first 2 weeks and are already on revisions. Bully for them. Get a real 50-hour+ per week job with a commute, add two kids and aging family members

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[ssilverfish]

We are definitely old school at LJ here, eh? I think it's cool to see things evolve, but it does make me wonder what sort of author platform would work best for me, once the time comes. Some authors I know do actually keep their primary blogs at LJ (and have logged their journey from dream to publication), but my blog here will forever be friend-only and anonymous now. I don't see myself doing vlogs either. :)

Character depth can be tough in the first draft, it seems. I saw an exercise recently (I think in one of James Scott Bell's books) that kind of blew my mind: what is the one thing your character would absolutely NEVER do or say? Now, put them in a situation where they would at least think it, if not do or say it... :-O

I know the conundrum though. In my WIP, I like my protag and she has some interesting quirks, but as it is, the story just kind of happens around her, and she reacts, but she doesn't push enough. She explores, sure, but really, the antagonist is far more interesting. I've done some exercises writing from the antagonist's POV, and in comparison, it is so delicious and meaty. It has such energy. I can't include that text because it doesn't work in the framework on my narrative, but I still need to figure out how to convey it, while making my protag beefier at the same time.

(Meat. Beef. I think it's time for breakfast.)

[veijukka]

I'll have to try that exercise...it sounds like fun!