...writing wise.
I stopped writing again. Which doesn't really surprise me. I know me. I've only been able to produce consistently when I have a deadline. A deadline that isn't self enforced, one that has farther reaching consequences than "it's not done." Like, bad grades, or not getting paid. That sort of thing. I had about four chapters plus the prologue of The Reunion Tour when the subject matter stopped appealing to me. And I put it aside. Maybe to be revisited, maybe not.
I mention this today because I had a really great idea as I drifted to sleep last night...and damn it all to hell if I can remember it this morning. I spent most of my morning commute trying to piece it back together. I'm only around the edges of it and it's frustrating as hell. Especially since it's a mystery, or at the very least a thriller (the difference between them are pretty subtle yet pretty wide at the same time, don't you think? In most thrillers you know who did it...) and it's that damn "hook" I can't remember. The protagonist I have. In fact, I'm writing down a character outline/sheet so I can come back to him once I remember the hook, or if I come up with a new plot that fits.
Am I really a writer if I don't write? I'm not even talked about being published in any form, even self publishing. Or am I simply yet another idea man with a distinct motivational problem and a tendency towards procrastination and laziness.
If I get this idea back...I may try to do the "minimum word a day" deadline trick again. Maybe get The Queen to poke and prod me or something.
I'd love to have a work published. But I'd also be as pleased to complete a novel, even if it never sees mass printing. What's the saying? Everybody has one great novel in them? Something like that. I believe that.
Oh hey, good old mate David thinks my nostalgia fest about Kids Shows last Friday was deserving of mention in his Posts of the Day. So, I've got that.
Is a picture really art if you hang it on a wall? Is this ham really garbage just because we found it in the dumpster?
ReplyDeleteI had a great novel in me, but had it removed. It was quite a painful experience. You'll get yours out eventually.
When I used to write music, I kept a small pad of paper and pencil in my back pocket. I should start that again, I'm always full of ideas for songs.
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