As I write this my partner is going through the first few chapters of the new novel. It’s the alpha read and I am straight terrified for what is to come. I don’t often worry so much about these things but this one is different. This one is an entirely different approach in many ways and I really hope I pulled it off. I felt it in spots, but that is largely meaningless. I don’t really write for me. I write for some faceless reader who I imagine is interested in the perspectives and thoughts of the characters more than in what I, the author, have to say. In other words, I just tell the story.
I had to find the story in some spots here. The big picture I had from early on, but the detail work–the scut work–is where I struggled this time around and I am not even done with the thing yet. So, as she reads, I write on.
When this is done I will be splitting time between the next project and something I just manifested as I wrote. I’m aiming for a ten minute novella or even novel. There will be certain days of the week where I write out the ten minutes of the novel(la) as a ten minute chapter. I will do most of the planning and thought process here as an exercise of what can be done in just a minimal amount of time. Writing does take time, but more than that it takes complete focus. I believe anyone can maintain complete focus for ten minutes a day. I feel that if I can do this and do this well, it could serve as encouragement for other writers out there in the struggle. Lets see how it goes!
Some Thoughts:
- The Nets did in fact win that game.
- Lakers lost theirs.