More rambling

I'm not where you think I am.
Translation: I am not at home, curled up in front of the family computer. Rather, I am sitting in a room overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Yesterday, I climbed a lighthouse, rode a ferry (twice), and tried not to get even more surnburnt than I already am. Today, I stood on the very spot the Wright Brothers' plane took off that eventful Dec. 17th.
Which got me thinking about history and how it could relate to my characters.
How many people stop and think during the middle of something historic: Wow. What I'm doing is really important and will be remembered for centuries.
Well, can you think of any?
The characters you are writing about may not be part of a rebellion or some big thing that is trying to change the world. But stop and think. What is going on around them? Is there someone who is goingto take what your characters are doing and twist it enough to change the world? Are they themselves going to oneday take what they've done and change the world.
Just something to think about.

And something I will hopefully elaborate on later: Don't let your characters suceed every single time.

So, I won't be at writers group tonight. I'm sorry, I'll apologize as much as you like - on second thought, maybe I won't. But I just might have enough of a first chapter written to make it worth your while hearing it next time.

Rambling.

I really, really, should be writing right now.
And of course - I'm not.
I'm talking to you instead.
I'm sure you should be doing something else right now. Lets pretend though, for just a moment, that we have no where else to be, and nothing else to do.


. . .


Okay, I think that's long enough.

I spent the last two weeks attending a summer workshop for teen writers and I loved it. I saw old friends, made new ones, learned new things, wandered the art museum for a few hours, relearned things from last year, met some awesome Doctor Who fans, and I could go on and on.
The one thing I didn't do was do a whole lot of writing. Sure, I wrote in class, but when I went home after the day's class, I would write maybe a paragraph or two, and that was it. I've been in a funk for a couple of months now, actually. . .
Too many ideas buzzing around in my head and they're all for the same story.
Ah well.
I'll be out of town, getting a change of scenery in a week or two, so that should help.
And then NaNoWriMo is coming.
I might be out of town for a week in November. But that's okay. I can still write, I just need to be firm about it.

And I think I'll go write now. Yeah, that sounds good. . .

Nanowrimo is coming. The drums never stop.

So, less than 90 days till NaNoWriMo begins.
www.nanowrimo.org
Now, last year, a friend of mine and I challenged each other to a sort of race - who could write the best novel, I think it was. Yes, and I quote
"
rock4ever95 said... One message for you Rougewriter, Bring it on!!!!!


For those of you who don't know, Rougewriter and I have a bet on. Whoever writes the worse novel has to write the other person's blog for them for a week.

Don't worry loyal fans, I will win, Rougewriter has no hope of winning. The contest is lost before it is even started.

I am the champion, I am the champion of the world. (Humming tune) "

And my response -
roguewriter said...
. . .
"@ rock4ever95: Talk about being cocky. The battle's been won before we even started, eh? I have no chance of winning? We'll see about that. "
So yeah, that's the motivation I had for starting last year. I wouldn't mind a repeat of that, actually.
Bring it on.
*humming*

Yes, yes I realize that summer hasn't finished yet and that I tried preparing in advance for Script Frenzy and that failed. But this time I've decided to do what I do best - Muddle my way through a story idea and let it weave its threads into a knot. And yes, I do have a story idea. The person who challenged me to write a story about a - oh what was it? - a crazy punk gang member fish or something like that. . . I don't remember. You will have to wait. My NaNoWriMo plans include a punk junkyard gang king and I have no intention of 'cheating'.
Anyone know this far in advance whether or not they'll be trying their hand at writing 50,000 words?
Anyone want to challenge me?

- Scribe Azai

Quote

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Pooh”

- A. A. Milne

Quote

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, what a ride!"
~ Anonymous

An update (or two)

Well, July 2nd is around the corner, the deadline for my free proof reading copy and I've barely edited anything. Surprisingly I'm okay with that. I just need to organize everything so that I can se what everything looks like, write the introduction for myself, edit slightly, and then send it off. (Now watch as my plans get turned upside down on me)
I'm reworking my main novel, Rebel, for what feels like the 20th time - but I've probably done it more than that. It's turning steampunkish on me, and I get to burn down an entire city towards the end, which is kind of awesome, mostly because I actually know how it's going to end.
I can't plot out my novels and stick to the plot, not even if my life depended on it. I'll start, and Ill be going along pretty well and then a wisp will whistle by me, tantalizingly intriguing and before you know it I've dropped everything and am chasing it around with a butterfly net.
The band ALL CAPS has become my inspiration lately.
I need to stop watching the X-men movies (With Hugh Jackman as Wolverine) so close to bedtime. Late at night is when I get my wacky ideas that might just work, and there has been just way too much inspiration going around.
So how are all of you doing?

Lesson for today, I think. . .

Don't be afraid to let your story take the reins if you're stuck, see where it leads you.

Try new things, study, never pass up a chance to learn.