1,233 words on this hot date with my science fiction novel

I’m past the part that I was hung up on, and now I’m in a good part.  The story is advancing quickly, and it’s really coming together quite naturally. Yay!  I didn’t write yesterday, but I more than made up for it today.

I love it how when you have vague ideas before you sit down and write, they come together in a way that makes sense and can even surprise you by showing an aspect of the story that you hadn’t considered.  It’s like that when you’re writing about the different charactes’ feelings, and then as you consider what the character should be feeling at that time, it leads you to think a little more about how this character relates to the other character, which helps you to flesh out the characterization and the story around them.  It’s great.  That’s why I don’t go into writing fiction with a clear, well laid out plan of what’s going to happen.  I like to let the story itself surprise me.

And so, now that you all know that things are going well, I’m going to sign out.  I REALLY need sleep.  I’m awake as long as I’m moving, but when I sit down, I start to get droopy eyed.  I realized this today as I was driving to a family get together in Salt Lake city.  Fortunately, I have some good ocremix techno to keep me awake.  But now, I’m getting loopy.

Goodnight all!