You think I'd have learned my lesson last year: never disparage a fictional character. Never doubt them when they tell you they can make something happen just because your brain is too limited to see the big picture. Because they'll just laugh at you (good-naturedly, in this case) as they deliver the goods.
The scifi western IS a novel.
Insufferable, smirking, stupid, shirtless character.
I guess I have my nano project.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
ACK! NANO@))^
That was a typo for 2006, but it feels appropriate so I'm leaving it.
I don't like any of my possible Nano projects!!!
What am I going to do?
10 days down, 21 to go. Somewhere in those 21 days, a project must be found. And where the heck are my muses when I need them? What good are they? Why is an annoying pestering C! character lounging around, grinning crookedly, and going "how about my sci fi western story?" while the muses remain absent? It's just not fair. And unless he's got a subplot or six up his sleeves, that idea is a short story, novella at best. You got that, buddy?? So it won't cut it.
And I still don't have a project.
Does it have to be a novel? Can it be two novellas? Five short stories? Anything totaling 50K new words?
Sigh. That's the character talking, not me. He wants his story. It's about love. Figures.
I don't like any of my possible Nano projects!!!
What am I going to do?
10 days down, 21 to go. Somewhere in those 21 days, a project must be found. And where the heck are my muses when I need them? What good are they? Why is an annoying pestering C! character lounging around, grinning crookedly, and going "how about my sci fi western story?" while the muses remain absent? It's just not fair. And unless he's got a subplot or six up his sleeves, that idea is a short story, novella at best. You got that, buddy?? So it won't cut it.
And I still don't have a project.
Does it have to be a novel? Can it be two novellas? Five short stories? Anything totaling 50K new words?
Sigh. That's the character talking, not me. He wants his story. It's about love. Figures.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Issued: one "get out of jail free" card
There's this cute, but unproductive character who's been hogging up quite a bit of mental brain time lately. So, I go to banish him tonight, and what does he do? Reminds me I haven't written my garage sale contest story yet. With a sweet smile. Except, I'm finally learning, see. Sweet hides sly and devious. I tell him crossly the flash piece has nothing to do with him. And he says, "Doesn't it?" with an even wider smile.
The thing with creative brains is, they don't stop working just because you tell them not to. So while my conscious brain has its hands over its ears singing loudly "la-la-la-la-la," the creative part is actually seriously considering what he's saying. Stupid easily-duped imagination. Stupid smug character.
He'll be insufferable now.
The thing with creative brains is, they don't stop working just because you tell them not to. So while my conscious brain has its hands over its ears singing loudly "la-la-la-la-la," the creative part is actually seriously considering what he's saying. Stupid easily-duped imagination. Stupid smug character.
He'll be insufferable now.