Writing Stuff
So I've been working on this young adult novel I started in...the summer of 2003. O_O Wow, almost four years. It's what I've been working on the last few Friday's when I've gone to Panera Bread and/or Starbucks. It's rapidly approaching what I envisioned as the end. Well, I wrote four handwritten pages of this story on Sunday...and came to the conclusion that everything up until that point kinda sucks. Heh.
In my mind, I'm already editing and rewriting and draft one isn't even finished yet. So far my inner editor has come to the following conclusions: one of my secondary characters needs to become a minor character, and the other needs to become a co-main character. The entire plot needs serious revamping (and by serious I mean stabbing it in the heart and replacing it with a new one).
I'm seriously considering calling a couple old friends from the writing critique group I used to be a part of and seeing if they wanna get together every couple weeks or something for a support/critique session. I'm getting to the point with original writing where I feel like I need that again.
In additon to that, I've got three freelance articles due by the 15th of February, which I have yet to really start on. I need to review my process...background research on each subject, basic list of questions, interviews, more research, then actual writing. Ugh. First off, why the heck did I decide to do *three* as I jump back in the freelance game? Oh yeah, I need the money. :P
And yeah, for those of you waiting on a fic update, I apologize...I've been rather ill the last few days and haven't felt like sitting at a computer. I'll have the next chapter up soon, hopefully.
In my mind, I'm already editing and rewriting and draft one isn't even finished yet. So far my inner editor has come to the following conclusions: one of my secondary characters needs to become a minor character, and the other needs to become a co-main character. The entire plot needs serious revamping (and by serious I mean stabbing it in the heart and replacing it with a new one).
I'm seriously considering calling a couple old friends from the writing critique group I used to be a part of and seeing if they wanna get together every couple weeks or something for a support/critique session. I'm getting to the point with original writing where I feel like I need that again.
In additon to that, I've got three freelance articles due by the 15th of February, which I have yet to really start on. I need to review my process...background research on each subject, basic list of questions, interviews, more research, then actual writing. Ugh. First off, why the heck did I decide to do *three* as I jump back in the freelance game? Oh yeah, I need the money. :P
And yeah, for those of you waiting on a fic update, I apologize...I've been rather ill the last few days and haven't felt like sitting at a computer. I'll have the next chapter up soon, hopefully.