Progress, 7/8/2008

[kaasirpent]

Tonight, I'm doing something I have never, ever done. I had an idea for a story this morning. I wrote the first part of it just now, edited it for the egregiously bad stuff—all of which took about an hour to 90 minutes—and <gulp> I'm taking it to the group tonight for critique.

This will be the first "hot off the presses" thing I have ever let anyone read, especially when it's not done, yet.

I'm getting so...bold. And reckless. I'm practically unrecognizable!

Project working title: Killing Time New words: 1400 Current total words: 1400 Goal: 4000

Reason for stopping: Leaving work to go to writing group.

Notes:

1. I love it when an idea just clicks and the story seems to want to be told. I also love anthropomorphism.


2. First sentences that popped into my head this morning:

   Gerald Lawson had always led a charmed existence. Nothing truly bad had ever happened to him. Oh, bad things had tried to happen, but at the last minute, as though by miracle, disaster was always averted.

3. No, the next sentence is not "Until now." :)

Comments

[territan.livejournal.com]

kaasirpent: I also love anthropomorphism.

Considered with sufficient recursion, that begets a fascinating yet disturbing mental image.

And so does that.

[sydneygb.livejournal.com]

I love it when an idea just clicks and the story seems to want to be told.

So do I! It's been a while since I've had one of those. Keep writing, writer-snake! :D