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Hit and Run
[Day 13 of 30]: The words are still coming in pieces. And they are coming slower. But at least they keep coming. As I write, the storyline seems to change. I look back on my old outline and I know I have to redo it. I know that many of the scenes don’t make sense anymore. They are wasted baggage that I’ve got to toss. But it’s hard to let go of my first thoughts. They were shiny and new and I’m afraid that I won’t get something better. But this challenge is all about working with my fears and anxiety. Writing isn’t easy and writing every day is hard…
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Candy Bar
[Day 12 of 30]: The good news is that it’s day 12 and I’m still writing. The great news is that I’ve got some more scenes from the Shattered Souls storyline. The bad news is that it’s totally out of order from the previous two posts. However, word are words. Writing is writing. And right now, I’m happy that my MUSE is producing something with details, plot, characters, action, and just a little humor. Today’s post is what Holly Lisle calls a candybar scene. A scene you can’t wait to write. Something that makes your creative juices flow. I was dying to see how the first confrontation between Marcus’s new…
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Boy Meets Girl
[Day 10 of 30]: It seems my Muse and I have a bit more to write about along yesterday’s Elemental storyline. When I started to read through yesterday’s post, as a warmup to today’s writing session, I felt there was so much more left to discuss between these two characters. I really wanted to see how a Boy Meets Girl scenario played out when one person was already hopelessly in love with the other. I’m very intrigued by the idea of magic based on the 5 Chinese Medicine Elements (Earth, Metal, Water, Wood, Fire) and I feel my Muse get excited with the chance to explore this alternate mystical theory.…
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Where Am I?
[Day 9 of 30]: Today’s writing is a little more refined, simply because my Daemon editor was in full swing the last few days. This is part of story that I’ve been working on for some time. Okay, not exactly working on…. more like letting it fester in my mind until I finally forced myself to sit down (thank goodness for 30 days of writing). There’s more coming from this storyline, although I’m not sure how far I can take it. I hit a serious block when I was trying to map out the plot, so we’ll see if I can follow it through the end. Or if I’ve got…
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The Meeting
[Day 6 of 30]: I wanted to try something a little bit different today and wandered over to one of my favorite quotation websites. I love how the same words can mean different things to different people and have found quotations to be a great source of inspiration for my writing and my life. When I saw this one, I knew it would be a great way to approach the dialog between characters. It was definitely a challenge for me to consider what each person would be thinking and feeling upon meeting each other for the first time — especially if they were opposite in personality. I’m slowly working in…
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Name Something
[5 of 30]: Have you ever noticed that writing has a mind of it’s own. I start with the idea to write one kind of thing and end up with a completely different scene from a completely different genre in the end. What I’ve been learning over the last few days is that fighting with my Muse is a big mistake. If I try to hold her focus on what I want to write, I get ridiculous drivel that I don’t even want to read again, let alone post for others. On the other hand, if I give in to my Muse and just provide her with a playground filled…
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Spilled Milk
[Day 4 of 30]: I started this writing session feeling grumpy, gloomy, and more than a little tired. However I am definitely enjoying the initial feelings of momentum and inspiration from having a new writing goal and that I get closer to it each and every day. It’s obviously a little early to be celebrating, but it’s wonderful to receive support from all my friends and readers. Plus, I’m discovering a whole new community of writers within my own circle, people who have been writing for years and just never mentioned it to me. Through them, I’ve discovered the SavvyAuthors.com forum and the inspiring writing at CreativeCaffeine.com. Thanks for coming…
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Not Dead Yet
[Day 2 of 30]: Since this is my second day, I’m still filled with embarrassment at the silly things my brain throws onto the page. On the other hand there’s also hope that I’ll be learning something from the entire year of practice ahead. And I’d have to say that I truly enjoyed this writing prompt. I love mysteries, so starting with something that I could morph from mystery to dark humor to science fiction was a lot of fun. I immediately changed the name of the pizza place from Guido’s in the original, because the picture inspired me. My Inner Critic, who I endearingly call DAEMON (grrr), tried to…
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Fill In The Blank
[1/30]: Today is Day 1. Which means a fresh start for me, a fresh start for this blog, and maybe a fresh start for you too. Today, I begin an experiment– a new challenge. I’m going to do something that I’ve never done before. That I’ve never tried before. That I’ve never even contemplated before. I’m going to write every day for 30 days. I’m not going to decide WHAT to write, HOW to write, WHEN to write, or WHERE to write. I’m just going to make time every single day to write something and post it here. Because I don’t know if I’m really a writer or just a…
