Step 2

I took a leap.

With the amount of writing that I am doing and the amount of time that I am devoting to my text, I figured I should probably make sure it's any good. It would suck to spend so much of your life pursuing something that you totally, invariably suck at. Yes. That would be no bueno.

So. I decided to join a writing group. I'm meeting them on Thursday. We're going to see if there is chemistry. I'm holding back my emotions, and my actual writing, for now, and am going to give my criticism and comments on their works. Ideally, if things work out, we'll meet again next month, 15 pages of written work in my hand, and totally ready for the red ink. Wish me luck.

The Escalation

This weekend was a very productive one for my writing. Not only am I beginning to learn how I write as a method and process, I am beginning to see what areas need improving and forming strategies to tackle those areas. For instance, today I hit 20,000 words on my text and I'm excited to see it coming towards the the peak of the plot. However, I am rereading my work and finding that I leave out large parts of description, or that the reading pace is wrong for the given scene. I'm both excited and nervous to begin revising possibly within the next three weeks but I am also trying to figure out why I can't hear the breaks in narrative while I write it. I'm sure that this just comes with time and will become easier as I progress.

I'm also excited to begin reading Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist a book that resembles my plot in terms of real-time or near real-time story telling. You may have seen the movie and recall that the entire story takes place in one night. I'm also looking forward to casually beginning Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. My goal is to have them all read before the last movie comes out. Do you think I can finish the remaining 6 books within 2 and a half months??? I'm thinking that shouldn't be too difficult.