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missroseroseJust under 3000 words total. Less than I'd hoped for, but more than I've managed any other week. So I'll call it a promising start.
Admittedly, they're from two-and-a-half scenes that don't quite follow each other chronologically, but who says you have to write a novel chronologically? I figure if I focus on getting the important bits down, the rest will fall into place a bit more easily.
Also, I had a nice realization going through writer-advice websites here and there: I'm not quite as much of a raw beginner as I thought I was. Sure, I've got a long way to go before I've got a manuscript (and a hell of a long way to go before I've got anything saleable), but I've at least got the fundamentals down, and a pretty good sense of judgment as to what works story-wise and what doesn't. I guess the lifetime of voracious reading, seven years of blog-writing, and occasional fanfic/porn stories have helped more than I realized.
I also like to think that I have a slightly more realistic attitude towards the kind of work it'll take to get something saleable, and then, y'know, sell it. Part of the reason I've been so hesitant to start has been because I know that there's no angelic chorus descending from on high to declare me a Real Writer - if I want to get anywhere with this, I'm going to have to do the work myself. The real question, then, is going to be whether I actually follow through on said work, no matter how long it takes, or let this fall by the wayside.
I like to think I won't. But time will tell, really. At least now I've taken that first step.
Admittedly, they're from two-and-a-half scenes that don't quite follow each other chronologically, but who says you have to write a novel chronologically? I figure if I focus on getting the important bits down, the rest will fall into place a bit more easily.
Also, I had a nice realization going through writer-advice websites here and there: I'm not quite as much of a raw beginner as I thought I was. Sure, I've got a long way to go before I've got a manuscript (and a hell of a long way to go before I've got anything saleable), but I've at least got the fundamentals down, and a pretty good sense of judgment as to what works story-wise and what doesn't. I guess the lifetime of voracious reading, seven years of blog-writing, and occasional fanfic/porn stories have helped more than I realized.
I also like to think that I have a slightly more realistic attitude towards the kind of work it'll take to get something saleable, and then, y'know, sell it. Part of the reason I've been so hesitant to start has been because I know that there's no angelic chorus descending from on high to declare me a Real Writer - if I want to get anywhere with this, I'm going to have to do the work myself. The real question, then, is going to be whether I actually follow through on said work, no matter how long it takes, or let this fall by the wayside.
I like to think I won't. But time will tell, really. At least now I've taken that first step.
