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Mar. 8th, 2008
writing to write versus writing to please
Mar. 8th, 2008 10:57 amAll I want is to never, ever be like LKH. I even joined the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
lkh_lashouts community, mostly to understand how not to write, what not to do. No offense to any fans of the Anita Blake books, but if I ever start writing that badly, please shoot me.
For those reviewing my chapters and snippets, do me a favor and rip them apart, and hunt for anything remotely Mary Sue, or over the top, or redundant, or, you know, anything cringe-worthy.
I'm losing confidence again. Not that I can't finish the book or get it out there, no. I'm worried that I'll start slipping into the cliches so overused by Laurell K. Hamilton and Christopher Paolini and scores of awful writers who ride on the waves of mind-numbing popularity rather than actually good writing.
Writers, have you had those fears?
lkh_lashouts community, mostly to understand how not to write, what not to do. No offense to any fans of the Anita Blake books, but if I ever start writing that badly, please shoot me.For those reviewing my chapters and snippets, do me a favor and rip them apart, and hunt for anything remotely Mary Sue, or over the top, or redundant, or, you know, anything cringe-worthy.
I'm losing confidence again. Not that I can't finish the book or get it out there, no. I'm worried that I'll start slipping into the cliches so overused by Laurell K. Hamilton and Christopher Paolini and scores of awful writers who ride on the waves of mind-numbing popularity rather than actually good writing.
Writers, have you had those fears?
sleepwriting? dreamwriting?
Mar. 8th, 2008 10:31 pmHey, sleep? Come find me. I need to get up kind of early tomorrow.
Going to Linda's house. Playing with skin care ingredients for Zosimos Botanicals. Helping her make products to fill orders.
This morning, Adam and I woke up in time to watch Ninja Turtles at ten. We made omelettes with cream cheese and sliced potatoes and mozzarella, decorated with poppy seeds. We lay under a blanket on the couch, watching Animal Planet, until it was time for him to leave. I was going with him, so he could drive me to the metro station, because I wanted to go shopping and walk around. We kissed in the parking lot and I watched him drive away.
I miss my husband already. He went to the workplace in Virginia, then to New York. He'll bring back bagels.
After Adam dropped me off at the Shady Grove Metro, I took the train to the Twinbrook station, walked to the Congressional Plaza shopping center. Got a couple of things I've been wanting: Ulta has new Sally Hansen lip glosses (Gentle Plumping Lip Treatment in Serene and Tickle). Yes, I know, superficial and cosmetic. But I didn't have them to begin with. I wandered around Whole Foods, and got some canned cat food and a snack for myself.
I walked around the entire shopping center, walked back to the metro. Rode back to the Shady Grove station, took the bus and got off at an earlier stop so I could walk longer. I need the workout. I hurt. Lots. Exercising more can help me deal with pain better. Adam has fresh dried hops flowers. When I chew them, all my muscles relax and go limp. Good sleep aid. Still studying it. Will report soon.
Got home, opened the laptop, opened the novel's Word file. Erased the first page of Chapter 24, found some glaring inconsistencies in other chapters, fixed them. Opened a new file, started outlining the next several chapters. Needs to be done. Alex will be cooking dinner in Chapter 24. I have to figure out what he'll be cooking. Something exotic. With asparagus. Asparagus is my favorite vegetable. Garnished with shaved orange peels and garlic. In the twenty-third century, kitchens will be fantastic.
I am going to take all your advice. I am going to write. Just write. Keep writing. Sift for gold afterwards. That's what editing is for. Thank you.
It's raining again.
Going to Linda's house. Playing with skin care ingredients for Zosimos Botanicals. Helping her make products to fill orders.
This morning, Adam and I woke up in time to watch Ninja Turtles at ten. We made omelettes with cream cheese and sliced potatoes and mozzarella, decorated with poppy seeds. We lay under a blanket on the couch, watching Animal Planet, until it was time for him to leave. I was going with him, so he could drive me to the metro station, because I wanted to go shopping and walk around. We kissed in the parking lot and I watched him drive away.
I miss my husband already. He went to the workplace in Virginia, then to New York. He'll bring back bagels.
After Adam dropped me off at the Shady Grove Metro, I took the train to the Twinbrook station, walked to the Congressional Plaza shopping center. Got a couple of things I've been wanting: Ulta has new Sally Hansen lip glosses (Gentle Plumping Lip Treatment in Serene and Tickle). Yes, I know, superficial and cosmetic. But I didn't have them to begin with. I wandered around Whole Foods, and got some canned cat food and a snack for myself.
I walked around the entire shopping center, walked back to the metro. Rode back to the Shady Grove station, took the bus and got off at an earlier stop so I could walk longer. I need the workout. I hurt. Lots. Exercising more can help me deal with pain better. Adam has fresh dried hops flowers. When I chew them, all my muscles relax and go limp. Good sleep aid. Still studying it. Will report soon.
Got home, opened the laptop, opened the novel's Word file. Erased the first page of Chapter 24, found some glaring inconsistencies in other chapters, fixed them. Opened a new file, started outlining the next several chapters. Needs to be done. Alex will be cooking dinner in Chapter 24. I have to figure out what he'll be cooking. Something exotic. With asparagus. Asparagus is my favorite vegetable. Garnished with shaved orange peels and garlic. In the twenty-third century, kitchens will be fantastic.
I am going to take all your advice. I am going to write. Just write. Keep writing. Sift for gold afterwards. That's what editing is for. Thank you.
It's raining again.
