Home again. I’m gearing up for the final burn of this NDA project that I’m turning in on Monday. Friday will be a big writing day interspersed with spending time with my lady. I need to get it done and get on to the next one. The steady drum of work is really important in realizing what it takes to become a top flight writer. You have to be able to put yourself out there and get feedback and write different things and figure out what works for you and what works for audiences from you.
That last bit is one that has constantly been on my mind. Audiences do come to expect things from writers. When you hear about a new Stephen King book there is an implicit expectation of what that means. It may not be as direct as that but your voice as a writer is part of the expectation and part of what the audience comes to the page to get. I’m learning what it is the audience expects from me purely from the feedback I get on the work they read. I know I need to put more out there. I know there is more in the schedule already, but I need more than that even. The more you have out there, the more you understand what works and what is expected of you as a writer.
Some Thoughts:
- I’ve begun to hate the way football is covered in the off and preseason. Without games being played everything is speculation and usually aout nonsensical stories they’ve decided are the way. For example, despite Jimmy G being supplanted by an untested rookie, he is now the QB every other team needs to trade for? Nah, son.
- Jumping into a Madden Franchise. I’m simming the first 10 yrs and starting fresh with the Giants.