I think my dream qualifies because I am terrified!
Happy New Year
Here’s to another year of opportunities to make your dreams come true! Make it happen.
Caught in Editing Hell
I know I haven’t blogged much about my writing lately. It’s not because I haven’t been writing. Nope. It’s because I am caught in editing hell.
I have a novel that took me two years to complete. Now it seems as if it will take me at least twice that long to edit the thing. Maybe I need some outside motivation to speed things along.
November is National Novel Writing Month. I have never participated but I like the concept. I know it is for creating new work but I figure I can use it to speed up my editing. I have to try something because at my current rate it will be another two years before I finish. I can’t afford to waste that much time.
Anyway, that’s my plan. I hope this works. No one wants to be stuck in hell.
womanography | 7th sunday
This is too good not to share.
Get Your Candy On
Have a safe Halloween!
Inspirational Quote Of The Day
Inspirational Quote Of The Day
Planning a Murder at the Gym
If anyone has ever taken a Pilates class, you know that it is the quietest workout you can do. The lights are dim, the music is soft and the movements are slow. It was in class that I got the following opening line:
“It was in Pilates class that Sheila realized what she had to do. She would have to kill him.”
I left class and the thought stayed with me. Who is Sheila? What is her life like? Who is she thinking of killing and why? I don’t know where this character came from. I have a novel in progress and three short stories and none of them involve a Sheila.
Soemtimes the best plot points or character flaws are revealed in the shower or during the afternoon commute. Now I can add pilates class to that mix. I go back to class tomorrow. Maybe I will find out what else Sheila has been up to.
To my writer friends, have you ever been hit with inspiration while doing a mundane tasks?
We Will Never Forget!
I remember watching the towers fall with tears in my eyes. We will never forget!
What Person Are You?
I pulled out my novel to continue making revisions and remembered that I have two different versions. I originally wrote the story in first person. Based on advice from a former editor, I have several chapters written in third person. So, I had to stop and ask myself: What Person Am I?
The majority of the things I write are in first person. Like 99%. I am most comfortable with this point of view. Two of my favorite authors, Jodi Picoult and Eric Jerome Dickey, use this point of view. I read everything they write and study their forms.
But I enjoy the third person point of view as well. I just don’t feel like it is my strength. It feels like forcing a right-handed person (me) to only write with their left. Sure you can read it but it’s not as pretty.
Do you have a preference? What’s your favorite point of view? First person or third person?