I’m sludging through the middle of Bringing Estella Home. I’ve heard people call this the “blue collar work” of writing, all the parts between the beginning chapters and climactic ending chapters. I believe it. In particular, I was having some difficulty with chapter 7 last week. I have, basically, three separate plot threads tied up… Continue reading Progress!
Category: Bringing Stella Home
update on the novel
Ughh……. Alright, in the tradition of last year when I would write until 2am every night and then blog on it before going to bed, here is another update on how Bringing Estella Home is going right now. It’s getting tougher. I’m right in the middle of it right now, in chapter 7, and I’m… Continue reading update on the novel
Breaking 40k
Broke 40k words today…again. I looked back while compiling my submission for English 318 and realized that I could cut 1,000 words from the middle of one chapter without losing anything. So I did it. And now I’m back to about 40,500 words. And…I’m delirious. Stayed up late hanging up with Steve last night. Combine… Continue reading Breaking 40k
Quick update
Just a quick update on what I’ve been up to, since I don’t write often enough on this blog anymore. The past week was really busy–at least, it seemed to be, because I was constantly doing things. Whether those things were productive or not remains to be seen. However, I’ve broken the 37,000 mark on… Continue reading Quick update
Worldbuilding
This is what I was doing the other day. The FLSR (Foreign Language Student Residence) at BYU has chalkboards in the common rooms, and I just discovered that those can be WAY useful for diagramming your story. On this occasion, I drew out a couple of space battles, according to how they’d play out with… Continue reading Worldbuilding
It’s been a while
Man, it’s been a while since I wrote on this blog. I guess I’m caught in the semester tailspin or something. Writing’s going really well, though. I’m about 100 pages into Bringing Estella Home right now, and even though I’m probably a day or two behind where I’d like to be, I’m generally right on… Continue reading It’s been a while
Always too slow
I’m kind of paranoid the way I plan things out. I set a grand deadline for the novel I’m writing, then I figure out a general plot (VERY general, without any of the subplots or other stuff), and use that to tell myself where I should be from week to week. I’ll have the few… Continue reading Always too slow
I love writing
Man, I love writing. I wrote 1,617 words today, and when I wasn’t writing I was thinking about what I was going to write. I only regret that I waited until about 10:30 pm to start writing; it’s 2:10 am and I still haven’t started my Arabic homework 😛 When I started Hero in Exile,… Continue reading I love writing
I swear I’m not morbid
Wow, I had a interesting experience writing today. I only got about 650 words in, but I spent almost half an hour just walking around and thinking about it. The basic premise of Bringing Estella Home (I should probably think of a better title…) is that the young protagonist was forcibly and unexpectedly separated from… Continue reading I swear I’m not morbid
Interview with a character
Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here. Or anywhere else. Things are going well. I’ve been writing steadily this past week, and it’s going swimmingly well. I’m really, really excited for the novel I’m working on right now! I’m about 12,500 words into it right now, and my only frustration is that I… Continue reading Interview with a character