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I am right smack in the middle of another week where I have no latitude about my days off from writing, for all the right and fun reasons, which means of course that I am wishing I had that flexibility. However, inspiration seems to be relatively forthcoming so far, so I am hoping that I can maintain this with a little luck and some better sleep (a quality of life issue I have been noting has not been well-addressed in my existence of late). Anyway, without further ado:
Day 1: Complete. Second round edits on Part Four of Not Providence, plus some work on "Recess".
Day 2: Complete. Finished the next chapter of Not Providence.
Day 3: 1,000 words in "Recess".
Day 4: 1,000 words in "Recess" (or to completion if the narrative's ready to close).
Day 5: Edit Part Five of Not Providence.
I am finding the publication of a serial massively enlightening, if scary and occasionally frustrating; and even if this proves to not be as good for PR as I might like I think it will prove to have been a useful exercise for me personally, and that's reason enough to spend my time on it. My only problem is that I need to focus on Done with Mirrors--I am hoping to devote a night or two next week to that, but I may juggle Day 4's assignments to instead be to finish getting a query package together for the novel and get it sent off to an agent.
And now, I am off to drink some water, for I had wine with dinner and believe in not working hungover; and then to take a walk and perhaps purchase the next night or two's dinners. If only I didn't have to cook to feel healthy...
Day 1: Complete. Second round edits on Part Four of Not Providence, plus some work on "Recess".
Day 2: Complete. Finished the next chapter of Not Providence.
Day 3: 1,000 words in "Recess".
Day 4: 1,000 words in "Recess" (or to completion if the narrative's ready to close).
Day 5: Edit Part Five of Not Providence.
I am finding the publication of a serial massively enlightening, if scary and occasionally frustrating; and even if this proves to not be as good for PR as I might like I think it will prove to have been a useful exercise for me personally, and that's reason enough to spend my time on it. My only problem is that I need to focus on Done with Mirrors--I am hoping to devote a night or two next week to that, but I may juggle Day 4's assignments to instead be to finish getting a query package together for the novel and get it sent off to an agent.
And now, I am off to drink some water, for I had wine with dinner and believe in not working hungover; and then to take a walk and perhaps purchase the next night or two's dinners. If only I didn't have to cook to feel healthy...
Labels: done with mirrors, not providence, progress notes, writing process
posted by Tyler at
9:24 PM
2 Comments:
You said "and even if this proves to not be as good for PR as I might like..." What do you mean? What are you calling PR, exactly? I'm wondering because always before it has seemed to me that the work was more important to you than anything else. The work of being a writer. And that is as it should be. What others think (PR?) is a function of your completed work. There's an old entertainers' adage: 'commit to the bit'- in other words, whatever you do, do it with your whole heart. Fully-developed material delivered by a fully-involved creator / performer is the only kind that stands a chance of being a 'hit' and that would be the only PR that matters. I think, anyway.
@Katy: Posted because I feel like this deserves mention. Certainly, the work, and pride in and enjoyment of the work, comes first. However, this is also the first time that I've stuck my neck out to quite the degree, and there have been some hiccups (understandably), and so, while I stand by the work, I was musing on that rocky start and how it does fall slightly short of what I had hoped. Of course, every beginning writer comes into the trade with one part praying they'll be the next Robert Heinlein and one part defensive humor about cardboard box houses and cheap vodka. So what you're seeing is just my thought process coming out on the page, not me shifting my priority to making a sale. I have great interest in artistic feedback but no interest in art by committee.
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