Word Count: 3817
Well, I am quailing. My ideas are getting more fragmented vs. more linear. No plot is materializing. In addition, I have realized the extent of the research I need to do to pull this off. Also, my scenes feel devoid of motivation for the characters. Maybe I should just throw the selkies and the tsunami back in there and just go with it, cheese or no cheese. At any rate, I have another 900 or so words to write today.
I wish I had some books of Northwest native american stories.
I wish I had spent more time at the tidal pools in Oregon.
I wish I could talk to Rich for an hour about prosthetics and the ins and outs of C-legs vs. conventional legs. For instance, can a person walk up stairs with a C-leg?
Off I go to... rescue this novel from mediocrity and half-assedness.
Well, I am quailing. My ideas are getting more fragmented vs. more linear. No plot is materializing. In addition, I have realized the extent of the research I need to do to pull this off. Also, my scenes feel devoid of motivation for the characters. Maybe I should just throw the selkies and the tsunami back in there and just go with it, cheese or no cheese. At any rate, I have another 900 or so words to write today.
I wish I had some books of Northwest native american stories.
I wish I had spent more time at the tidal pools in Oregon.
I wish I could talk to Rich for an hour about prosthetics and the ins and outs of C-legs vs. conventional legs. For instance, can a person walk up stairs with a C-leg?
Off I go to... rescue this novel from mediocrity and half-assedness.
So just write places, then. NaNo is about word count vomit. Fuck plot. No one needs it anyway.
ReplyDeleteI write characters and small observational moments that have nothing to do with plot. Somehow that seems to work out for me.
Also, Amethyst, I adore you, but I have to say that because the first words I see whenever you share a link to a new post are "The problem," I never want to read your blog. =/
I agree-- any reason not to keep writing is just an excuse not to keep writing. The whole point is to keep writing. I am writing a place at the very moment. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's funny what you say about the title of my blog-- I purposefully chose it (for one reason) is because one thing I have learned about myself over the past few years is that I have a tendency to phrase things as problems (vs. taking the time to formulate a statement in a more positive, constructive light), and it's true. I do have that tendency. So, part of the reason for the title is I seriously started the blog with no idea of what exactly I wanted to accomplish with it other than write more often. I wanted the freedom to post whatever the hell I wanted. But part of it is a joke on myself and my tendency to think things through by posing them as problems. Sorry if it's a turn-off! But that's just me!
:)