Passing Time
Perhaps my greatest frustration as a writer comes from the handling of passing time. While things like dialogue come very naturally to me there is absolutely nothing natural about my handling of jumps from one period of time to another. It is something that I truly loathe and as much as I work on a passage […]
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Forging Connections and the Perils of Serialization
I have this feeling that I am treading water in calm seas just ahead of a storm. I can see the dark clouds on the horizon and they’re moving in fast. I’m an excellent swimmer, so I’m not worried that I’ll drown, but I still don’t relish the idea of staying afloat on top of […]
Continue readingOne Glorious Month
Somehow an entire month has passed since I started (well, re-started) this project. It was a little terrifying to commit to finishing it publicly but I haven’t regretted it. Now as I’m working away at revamping Chapter Six I want to take a little time to reflect on how this month has gone and where […]
Continue readingReality, Fiction and a Chapter to Change Everything
Reality is so much more complex than fiction. Its not something I’d ever have thought about before I started this project. But I’ve learned through my short stints of writing over the last six years that real life is far too nuanced to translate directly to fiction. Something more is required than the changing of […]
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Beauty in the Mundane and Balance
This week’s revision of Chapter Four is moving slowly at best. Combine the surprising amount of effort I put into reworking Chapter Three and a delightful but exhausting week in my personal life and I think I’m left searching for the energy to tackle these next 5,000 words. I’m still very much in it—really invested in moving this project […]
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