Okay, I can’t stop long: brain to squeeze, imagination to let fly, words to get down…
I was feeling confident to begin with; I had a bit of a head start: the main characters were waiting for me and I already had parts of their stories. Some of you might remember, young Sam and his little boat, Johannes the retired engineer, feisty Albertina, the two little aunties and shopkeeper Abdul.
So I spent a day or two reviewing and re-writing. Big mistake! I wasn’t getting the flow. No-one speaking to me, so no-one was guiding the story ahead. (You have to remember, I sit back and let my characters do the work).
Temporary crisis of confidence. Why am I doing this? There’s nothing there! NO story to tell!
But then I ran out of old stuff and started out again. Now we are moving forward. Scenes are emerging before my eyes, there is an overarching theme, there’s going to be a road trip, and I can see a little vervet monkey sitting on a book shelf. The monkey tells me he’s called Felix, but I’m not sure where he fits in yet. But he will.
Oh, and there will be mystery… and magic… and a stick fight…
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Glad you found your way back to Fantasy-land.
Today seem to be a tough day to even start writing, But there are still a little more than 6 hours left. Something will appear. It always does. Some character will say something or do something. He or she always does.
Yesterday I, for some reason I don’t know, left two of them drinking coffee and whisky, and eating dark Belgian chocolate. Don’t even remember I wrote that. And even worse – it doesn’t fit in the story even one bit. Totally wrong.
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Ah, but you’ll find a way!
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I did find something to write! 😀 And the coffee-whiskey-chocolate thing! I let Eliza woke up from a dream, in the reality she had been tasting some kind of homemade wine. Made of herbs and berries. (That last remark, I came up with now. Have better add that at once to the story – even if I delete the entire paragraph later.)
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Totally the way to do it 🙂
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COOOL! 😀
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Oh yay! Albertina, Abdul and friends are back! Can hardly wait to read what their new adventures will be!
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A little patience may be required 😉
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Lol
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Sounds like you’re off to an excellent start. Sometimes all we need to do is breathe.. 💜
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I’m putting a lot of trust in these characters. Picking up a shovel – possible plot holes looming!
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mystery, magic, and stick fights? Count me in! 🙂 Seriously, I know what you mean. I kind of know where I want to go with mine, but how we get there is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall fog to me. 😦
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The fog will part…
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Oh wow, Sadje! But the link doesn’t work, and of course I want to read your review 🙂
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I’ve also been unofficially NaNoWriMo-ing and I hit the exact same wall a few days back, wondering if I even have a story at all. Glad to read I’m not alone and even more glad to read you’re moving forward again! Ooh magic and stick fights… can’t wait.
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I keep telling myself just to relax and enjoy it… See how I get on today.
Happy writing 🙂
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Creatives often take a hang- em – first- ask – questions – afterwards approach. Ie let it all spill out then tidy loose ends.. Much more fun and swashbuckling… Better still.. it works
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Oh yes, that’s what I usually do… and it’s happening now! I’ve given my characters their heads we’re swashing the buckles together 😉
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