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Posted on 05/05/2004 7:57:51 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
New verse:
Upon the hearth the fire is red, |
Still round the corner there may wait |
Home is behind, the world ahead, |
My story is continuing in the direction it's been going. I've always known where the story eventually winds up, and two or three main events. It's just getting there and such that bothers me.
The story of this story is convoluted. In some form, I've been writing it for almost five years. It started as a fanfiction...
Ok, 3k is within range... I am going to hit 43k total tonight, or else!
Creeks are nice. Mine in the backyard is kind of a halfway between a creek and a river--it's just upstream of a river that was dammed up. So there's not too many fish--the trout and salmon stop just short at the dam--but a lot of other wildlife. About this time of year the frogs will start coming out and croaking. I haven't tried swimming in it yet but plan to after it warms up a bit. I like rowing on it towards dusk.
Yes email me the info, plus the info on the troup's ID, so I can specify in the prayers...I have no clue when it comes to military stuff.
Thank you!
I have heard that inside every hopeful writer is a million words of crap that have to come out first. By my calculation, I'm over halfway to being able to write something decent. Um, as long as I'm allowed to count the 250k or so words I wrote during my career as a fanficcer.
There's nothing better than a good beta-reader! I'm hoping to get my story to a point I can send it off to my dear friend and co-conspirator soon. I'm a little nervous, because if anyone can see through the story to it's origins, she will... there was one story I wrote years ago that she saw right through and understood what it was really about. She's like the older sister I've never had.
Am jealous though : I bet it has lots of nice trees and nice water in it!
That's what usually happens to me: the "big scenes" come to me in a flash of inspiration, but then I have to figure out how to fit them together, which is challenging. I guess that's good, though--a number of authors I've read recommend to write with the end of your story in mind so you know where it's going and can orient it accordingly.
The story of this story is convoluted. In some form, I've been writing it for almost five years. It started as a fanfiction...
What type of fanfic was it originally? Mine started as something to do for last Halloween! But I think it brought together a lot of things that have been in the back of my mind for years. A whole alternate history and future history have come to me as I've been writing--I haven't told you much about the future history part yet, but. . .you'll see :)
Ok, 3k is within range... I am going to hit 43k total tonight, or else!
Go for it! :) Okay, you're challenging me here--I'm gonna have to start cranking on mine shortly. . .Hey, speaking of the book-in-a-month thing, what month do we do that in?
NaNoWriMo is November.
Sigh... almost done with the more or less romantic proposal scene. That's the last big part of the setup. Another two chapters and we should be at the Big Bad Thing. Heh, and then the characters really get to go through hell, or something close... oh, I love tormenting characters I love...
Actually the fandom I was in was "Harry Potter" - that's why I'm so fond of the series. I have friends, interests, even my decision to go to grad school can indirectly be traced back to my getting into that fandom. I asked uncool sister to read what I'd written on my novel this weekend; she read all my fanfiction back in the day and she claims they're not too similar. So, no plagiarism, apparently.
Friend had one... mostly litter trainable, but not ~always~.
I would be more nervous about your rabbit chewing than a cat clawing... they gnaw to wear their teeth down, and my friend's ate the door frames.
Cats I have had clawed uphulstery or carpet if anything, but you can train them not to, and they'll choose trees if they can get out. Mine is indoor outdoor, no litter box. If you don't live on a bad road, you can get away with that. If spayed/neutered, they don't often wander much.
Oh - and Hi all!
We've been out mowing all day and feel we have earned ourselves a burbon and dinner in town! We'll be leaving shortly, see you and catch up later!
When reading your posts it is obvious that you are a pray-er for our troops. Your heartfelt prayers for them and our leadership come shining through. Your prayer life I think doesn't always match up with whether you have a church home currently or not. And another's opinion of whether you should be in or out of their group has nothing to do with your personal relationship with the Lord.
Many times in my Christian life I have found that other Christians were the first to place restrictions or judgements on where I am or should be in my spiritual walk. I have found that there are a handful of people I should listen to and a vast majority who's comments need to be flushed down my toilet with what else goes there. I think it's sad and synical that I have developed this view of fellow Christians but it is from my personal experiences. *sigh*
Okay thanks!!! I miss having a kitty around. they are so fun! My dog, Gizmo is a wonderful companion, but I cant help but think he wouldnt mind having another animal around to keep him company.
Alligators would be kind of cool to look at--at least to a Northerner like me who rarely gets to see them and finds them fascinating--but I wouldn't want to swim with them, either :) The creek/river is community-owned so any stocking has to be voted on. It's kind of swampish in places with a lot of reeds, etc. so it'd be hard to sustain a major fish population without some renovation--right now there's little stuff like bullheads and panfish mostly, I think, along with ducks. They were considering draining it and then refilling and stocking it but that was voted down (which relieved me because I don't want to lose the wildlife already there on that kind of gamble). Yes there a lot of trees--cedar on this side of the water, birch on the far bank. There are a lot of deer and turkeys and various other birds, mostly.
I have found that there are a handful of people I should listen to and a vast majority who's comments need to be flushed down my toilet with what else goes there. I think it's sad and synical that I have developed this view of fellow Christians but it is from my personal experiences. *sigh*
I KNOW what you mean! And it is a bit discouraging to talk with people who think they have the Absolute Solution. I think I was worried that the Benedictines would be the same way (I am an Associate), but aside from studying the Rule of Life, all I have been told is that I must be diligent in my prayers, and read...and the book I have been instructed to start with is a HUGE tome with *little* writing, but I was told not to try to bite off more than I could chew...just a little bit at a time. And I have been consistently told that there is no 'end' to the journey. The important thing is that I keep on the journey. That was a huge relief to me, I can tell you.
but I am all too willing to find other things to do.
Im gonna have to bail now. Promised hubby I would go look at the stars with him.
HUGS TO EVERYONE
Yeah, the skiing is fun, though I believe you are better at it than me if you can slalom. However, I didn't start hurting 'til about 24 hours later...glad I could still do it, though, if I'd not managed it, I'd have had to keep trying 'til I did, no matter what how many tries or days it took ;-)
I may want to try the wakeboard next.
Yes, the toast went over good, however it was straight from the heart anyway.
Am I allowed to cheat by starting before November? Can I at least start an outline? :)
I bet it's nice to have the setup done! I know how happy I was when I got past the background and into the action chapters where all the Big Bad Things started happening. The story really started writing itself at that point. Wonder why it's so much easier to write when we're tormenting our characters?--hmmm, must be a secret of writing, I'll have to remember that next time I get writer's block: when all else fails, torture your characters! :)
Glad to hear uncool sister have given you a Potter Plagiarism Nihil Obstat! So when do the rest of us beta-readers get to see the new chapters?--you've got me in suspense here! :)
According to the official NaNoWriMo rules, you may do as much prewriting, plotting, outlining and whatever else as you like. You just can't actually write the thing.
I torture my characters for fun. Um. It's a good way to unwind, I've found. But I can only torment characters I care about. It's weird.
Oh, I might as well send you something, but it's going to need massive revision.
When I was growing up we kept a pair of rabbits in a big cage in the backyard. It seemed to work out well as long as they were outdoors. But when we brought them in the house, it took all of 15 minutes for them to eat a curtain and a TV cord. . .
And speaking of cats, the neighbor's cat seems to have been eating rabbits in the backyard--well, it's either a cat or a lynx or something, not sure which. I saw it once from a distance but didn't get a close look--some type of feline critter.
The Thai place was closed, so we came home and ate African chicken, cooked by Little One (daughter). Her boyfriend had the recipe for that, his family lived in Africa for awhile. Very good.
My favorite Thai dish might be basil chicken, though I like the satay pretty well. I read that the name "satay" comes from Thais trying to say "steak," they can't put a T right after an S, kind of like Spanish speakers can't put a P after an S unless they put an E in front.
BTW, to my knowledge, sashimi is usually raw also, just doesn't have the rice ball under it. I believe sushi is just sashimi served on a rice ball.
They had curtains and a TV in their cage?
I can deal with that :) I used to edit my nonfiction in my head, maybe I can write something in my head like that, then when November rolls around I'll just have to type it. That's the only way I can see writing that many pages in one month! BTW, since there's official rules, do you actually have to submit the story somewhere when it's done?
I torture my characters for fun. Um. It's a good way to unwind, I've found. But I can only torment characters I care about. It's weird.
That is weird! Hmmm, wonder if I do that?--will have to think about it. It reminds me of when I used to be Dungeon Master and I liked playing the villain to see what I could put my friends through--it was fun keeping them in suspense about how they were going to survive the plots I concocted :)
Oh, I might as well send you something, but it's going to need massive revision.
Alright, I promise to be nice, then :) Besides I'm obligated to be nice because I know if I'm not you'll get me back when I send you mine :)
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