I took a sort of writing retreat this weekend, to make up for my lack of writing/editing the past month. I was pretty anti-social, shacked up in my apartment editing. I slashed a lot from the previous story line but also added some (though not yet anywhere near the amount I slashed). I was sad to see some of it go as there were passages that I wrote and loved but just didn't fit anymore. It's hard to have a conversation between Salome and Aaron when Aaron's now flying on a plane from Singapore to San Francisco.
Oh well. It helps the story advance more realistically.
Today was a beautiful day in Washington. I did have to force myself out a little this morning, otherwise I'd be stuck inside again (not a bad idea, but there will plenty of time to be locked inside come winter when you won't be able to force this Southerner out on the streets or for a sightseeing tour. Monuments? They'll still be here in the spring). Anyway, while out walking around DC after getting my coffee and doing some reading, I had a bit of a brainstorm for another novel idea.
This one is significantly different as it doesn't deal so much with current events. The current one I'm working on is about the Bali 2002 bombings. I'm a little excited to get started working on it but also wanting to edit the present one. I guess since the stories are so different I could work on both at once today without mixing storylines at all.
And I added another link. You may notice the similiarities in last names. Writing is in the genes. Granted, we write on very different topics, but we still write (and he published a book a few years ago! Though...this was on internet and business and I write fiction).
Oh well. It helps the story advance more realistically.
Today was a beautiful day in Washington. I did have to force myself out a little this morning, otherwise I'd be stuck inside again (not a bad idea, but there will plenty of time to be locked inside come winter when you won't be able to force this Southerner out on the streets or for a sightseeing tour. Monuments? They'll still be here in the spring). Anyway, while out walking around DC after getting my coffee and doing some reading, I had a bit of a brainstorm for another novel idea.
This one is significantly different as it doesn't deal so much with current events. The current one I'm working on is about the Bali 2002 bombings. I'm a little excited to get started working on it but also wanting to edit the present one. I guess since the stories are so different I could work on both at once today without mixing storylines at all.
And I added another link. You may notice the similiarities in last names. Writing is in the genes. Granted, we write on very different topics, but we still write (and he published a book a few years ago! Though...this was on internet and business and I write fiction).
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