Well, I think this might as well be the first report again. After 36k words, I decided to redo the story from scratch. It was a hard decision but I think I like the direction it’s going right now. I’ve changed some of the attributes of the MC and the love interest. She’s older now and in college. So far,
I’m 36k words and 10 chapters into the story and I wonder if other writers ever struggle with their work as much as I do. Even though I was happy with it for the most part, like my protagonist, I feel like the story is not set at the right time. Or the right situation is not presenting itself. Currently,
I had started this project a few weeks ago. And though I promised that I would not let Marcia (my inner critic and editor) out of her cage, I fear she had learned to pick the locks. Damn! I guess this is why I am still on chapter 8 and only at about 25k word count (nothing that it matters
Ever since I was little, I’ve loved stories. Now, I didn’t say I loved reading… Although, reading is usually the way to absorb stories. And since most of the time, I was bored of someone else’s ramblings, I have been a writer. I’m not saying that I’m perfect, because I’m a realist and I know myself. I just think that
Yes, I’m still here… although I’ve missed a few letters (E and F – because I couldn’t think of anything worth while to write about), I knew I couldn’t leave G alone. Especially since we’re one week away from the final season of an epic TV show. I’m not really going to spin fan theories or wax on about what’s
I tend to write by the seat of my pants. I don’t normally outline, plot out paths, or otherwise think ahead when I write something. Case in point, this blog post. I really should have planned out my topics beforehand, but I thought it’d be easy. Wrong! Oh, so wrong! So my topic for today is developing a story. Yes,
I grew up in the Bay Area if California and was present during the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. That day, I was in class at SF State and I was scheduled to have my creative writing class that Tuesday evening, but it was cancelled, which allowed me to get home right before the earth shook. I remember not really
It’s about time I start yammering on about Game of Thrones, isn’t it? After all, my life had been empty until I found the series. 😅 Just kidding. I did have a life before Game of Thrones and I’m sure I’ll have a life after it’s over. But this isn’t necessarily about Game of Thrones. This is about Brienne, my
All right, I thought I had this blog challenge beat! I was ready a week and a half ago when I posted about it. I had everything in my head… but then it all fell out of my head before I could write anything down. Yes, sad face. So, I’ve been scrambling for the last week at ideas that I