I like when the just words flow out. I had a couple of 3000 plus days. I've been feeling very productive and have been happy with the writing. I guess that's a side benefit of having scenes clear in your head before putting them down.
I know there are a couple of plants and setups I need to add in to make the plot work, but I will go back and do that later. I sometimes question those folks who suggest that you get the entire story down on paper before you go back and do any revisions. Does it count as a revision if you forgot a crucial plot element? If I wait too long, will I forget the things that came to me after I wrote it?
I will go back and fix some stuff that I just wrote and then move on to the next chapters.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Illness and Productivity
I hate being sick. For the past two weeks, I have been wrestling with walking pneumonia and a sinus infection. I let it keep me from writing. It's one thing to not be in the mood to work, but it's a complete waste of time to force yourself to produce crap through the haze of a pounding headache, vomiting and diarrhea. Even if I had gotten stuff done, I suspect that I would only have to redo it.
Instead, I took advantage of my memory. I played out scenes and conversations as I envisioned them. I thought about past chapters and what I could do to improve them. I let myself have some wild dreams about the characters and story. None of the dreams produced any visuals that would make sense if I included them, but I do rely heavily on my dream imagery.
So today, I was able to get up to about 3500 words. I feel good about that. My mind had been replaying these scenes which made it easy to just sit down and type them. I also took a trip out to one of the locations so I could take in some environmental details. Hypothetically, my meal could be tax deducted as research.
In any case, I feel like I am in the homestretch. Much of these upcoming chapters towards the end have been clearer to me than these chapters in the middle. If all goes well, barring any unforseen circumstances, I should be able to wrap up my first draft before the end of this month.
Instead, I took advantage of my memory. I played out scenes and conversations as I envisioned them. I thought about past chapters and what I could do to improve them. I let myself have some wild dreams about the characters and story. None of the dreams produced any visuals that would make sense if I included them, but I do rely heavily on my dream imagery.
So today, I was able to get up to about 3500 words. I feel good about that. My mind had been replaying these scenes which made it easy to just sit down and type them. I also took a trip out to one of the locations so I could take in some environmental details. Hypothetically, my meal could be tax deducted as research.
In any case, I feel like I am in the homestretch. Much of these upcoming chapters towards the end have been clearer to me than these chapters in the middle. If all goes well, barring any unforseen circumstances, I should be able to wrap up my first draft before the end of this month.
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