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Fear the Road, Not the Dreams
[Day 25 of 30]: I’m still writing. I almost can’t believe it. It’s a struggle to sit down, find a prompt, and fill a page with words. I usually hate the words, but appreciate the stolen moments with my MUSE. And I’ve learned something. Nobody sees the world the same way as me. Not really a huge epiphany at first blush. But what it means (at least to me) is that there is a point to all this scribbling and typing. There’s a point to suffering through broken thoughts and story ideas that I can barely get on paper. Every day I get better at describing the way I see…
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A Cup Of Restraint
[Day 24 of 30]: I’m taking a little break, not from writing all together, but from short stories, vignette scenes, and fiction. Sometimes the MUSE has something deeper to say in fewer words. Sometimes I’m lazy. I’m not sure which category this poem falls under, but somehow I think it’s both. PS – I did figure out exactly what I want to do with my Shattered Souls story. And I’m doing a lot mor planning this weekend then I’ve ever done on a novel before. I can’t wait to see what my MUSE is going to show me next. Yippee! Writer’s Prompt: Create a story, poem, or any other piece…
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Always the Same BS
[Day 23 of 30]: While my MUSE contemplates the changes I’ve envisioned for Shattered Souls, I’ve decided to come up with new story ideas. I can’t promise anything will come from these small scenes, but I want to explore the words and images that barrage my mind. Every time I drive home, I feel the sensual world around me and hope that someday I can express what I feel in words. One day… Writer’s Prompt: describe the beginning of an ordinary day for your main character. Rose stepped over another broken bottle. She enjoyed hearing the glass crunch beneath her boots and she stomped hoping for another satisfying pop. Rose…
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The Calm before the Cat Fight
[Day 20 of 30]: In a world of writer’s block, I am still trying to kill my characters off by Zombie infestation. However, they keep fighting back… and winning. I might just have to accept defeat and continue with my original story line. However, tomorrow is another day…. of writing. Hail to the MUSE! Writer’s Prompt: Describe the aftermath. Who is still angry, who is still jealous, and who is still looking for a little nooky? Sera waited outside for her cab. She picked pieces of bone and small chunks of flesh out of her hair and threw them into the street. Her favorite dress was a complete disaster. The…
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Random Zombie Fight
[Day 19 of 30]: I’m slowly learning that the best way to get my MUSE to show up every day is to stop censoring her when she gets a little crazy. Unfortunately for me, that means when I get frustrated, my MUSE thinks that random zombie fights solve all my ills. This scene started out perfect fine, but, as I was writing, I got frustrated and upset because I’m still stuck on how I want to change this story’s plot arc. From what I’ve figured out so far, I already have to rewrite a lot of the scenes I’ve created for it, just so it’ll make sense later. So, halfway…
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Heart Fire
[Day 17 of 30]: I’m having a lot of trouble developing the larger story here. Some of the scenes keep coming, but the plot is falling apart between my fingers. I wish I could say it’s been easy to write, but today was hard and frustrating. VERY frustrating. So I guess this scene comes at a perfect time. I tried to let some of the frustration show through. I tried to give my MUSE a voice without falling completely off the storyline. However, I can’t promise that I won’t send in an army of zombies to kill off my characters completely. On the other hand, it’s day 17 and I’m…
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The White Rose
[Day 16 of 30]: So, I finally got up the nerve to write a sex scene. Yes, my dear adult readers, this scene has sex…. but…. I don’t have the guts to post it, not all of it anyway. My apologies. But, I promise that when I finally finish this story, I will include a link to the entire file & you can read all the lovely naughty bits that I’ve left out. Cross my heart. In the meantime, it was extremely freeing to write this love scene. I wanted to show the instant rapport that my two main characters have with each other (due to their magical and mysterious…
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Tooth and Nail
[Day 14 of 30]: I’m working with a little family dynamics 101 in my writing today. It was fun imagining what having a brother would be like… and what sort of things brothers and sisters fight about. I’m pretty exhausted from writing every day, but proud of my progress. And my MUSE seems much happier now that I have allocated special time just for her. I can definitely see that I’ve got lots of interesting scene ideas — well, I think they are interesting anyway 🙂 And I’m going to have to take some time very soon to rewrite the entire plot outline for this story. I’m enjoying the paranormal…
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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…
