Tutoring. Check (literally). Thank you!
Haircut. Check the mirror. A little lopsided, but that's okay.
Dentist. Check UP. Ouch!
Trader Joe's. Check OUT. Have a great day!
Now, on to writing.
With revisions complete (for now) on MG novel number one, I'm gearing up and getting into number two, which so far has been a completely different experience. Here are the differences between them:
A. One = third person. Two = first person.
B. One = eleven year-old boy MC. Two = twelve (almost thirteen) year-old boy MC.
C. One = divided town. Two = united town.
D. One = boy's father plays vital role. Two = no father (mother plays vital role).
The writing part has been the real difference. Going from third to first person and finding the MC's genuine voice has been tough. For me it's all about visualization and playing the scene in my head as my fingers tap it out on my white, surprisingly clean, iBook keyboard (I want a new computer, but this one is so good and trusty that I haven't been able to talk myself into it). The story is only 15 pages old but the work of it is aging me much faster. Don't take that the wrong way. I love to write but the act of it can be agonizing and downright painful (much like the dentist. See above.)
I agree with Kate DiCamillo:
"I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it."
There is much truth to those words. Some writers really enjoy the process, others dread it. I don't necessarily see it as a dark cloud hanging over my laptop, not at all, but the process of letting those creative cranks turn and grind in your brain until they spew out webs of brilliance or doldrums of disgust can be nauseating and exhausting.
Wow, this post went somewhere I didn't think it was going. That's what happens when you write. The brain takes over and turns the planned into the unexpected.
Back to novel number two.
WRITE away!
Note to Blogger IT Department: step into the 21st Century and fix your annoying formatting tools. You seem to have created a formatting program with a mind of its own. Nice job... if you're working for a robotics company. You're not. Honestly, I'm shocked my entire post has not changed to blue yet. Perhaps it will momentarily... waiting.... waiting...
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