Another update on my novel…
Yeah, this is definitely going to be a long novel. But I wrote 1,800 words today and inserted a really crucial scene in the middle of some of the other stuff that I’d written, to help develop the story and hopefully flesh out some of the characters. I don’t know how good a job I did, but at least I know I can fix any problems in the rewrite.
It was kind of interesting writing tonight, actually. After working out, I showed up at my friend Steve’s house and went down to his basement, where I usually do my writing. The house was practically empty, and it was nice and quiet.
For some reason, I felt like praying before I started. So I gave a short prayer, thanking God for many things, asking forgiveness for the ways I’d been an impatient jerk today, and asking for help in writing my novel. I asked for help to write a story that had some meaning to it besides “stuff happens the end,” and for help in writing tonight.
I didn’t notice anything too different from other times that I’ve written. It was hard getting started, and it was hard to find the words that I wanted. The writing was slow, especially towards the end, where I started to doze off.
I can’t say that praying changed the way I wrote tonight. It was just as hard today as it was yesterday. But I did manage to write almost 1,800 words, and to start and finish a scene that popped into my head today. And it felt satisfying to take some time to remember God. I don’t want my writing to crowd out my spiritual life–I want the two to meld together.
But one thing is for sure: all of this writing has crowded out my homework time. I didn’t really do much of it today, between the writing group meeting, hanging out with my sisters, and writing tonight.
Meh. Monday is a break.
Oh, and while reading Gamila’s story today, I figured out what to call her character Xenos. He’s basically a man-wench.
