Living Dangerously

[kaasirpent]

I'm writing a murder mystery and I have no clue why the guy was killed or by whom.

It's called "seat of the pants" writing.

It's exciting!

Also stupid.

But exciting! :)

Plotting? We don't need no steenkin' plotting!

...

Yyyyyyeah.

The story was inspired by the phrase "die in a fire."

Good thing I didn't get inspired by the phrase "killed in the face with a bear." A bear is a very unwieldy murder weapon. Effective, but unwieldy.

Comments

[buckeyebrain.livejournal.com]

I approve!

[kaasirpent]

Totally.

[buckeyebrain.livejournal.com]

Totally.

[dchenes.livejournal.com]

My current writing project only works in first person, present tense. I have absolutely no idea who this first-person person is.

[kaasirpent]

I have another WIP in first-person present tense, and everyone who has read any of it has berated me for it. "Are you sure you have a good reason for this being in first person, present tense? That's hard to justify."

To which I say "THPPPPPPPT." :)

[dollraves.livejournal.com]

Ah! "Die in a fire" is my favorite thing to yell at stupid drivers. This is less of an issue when I'm not driving the convertible. :D

I think you should write the "killed in the face by a bear." Seriously. That's bound to be entertaining!

[peteyfrogboy.livejournal.com]

A bear is a perfectly sensible murder weapon... if you're a werebear.

As for the current mystery mystery, I say ask the dice.

[sydneygb.livejournal.com]

A writer for one of my fandoms called that the "Indiana Jones School of Writing". I still call it that. And I still write that way a fair bit, too. :)

[feuervogel]

I KNOW WHEREOF YOU SPEAK. It is the writing style that dare not speak its name.

Though thank Pete I worked out my gaping plot hole in time to fix it, even if I thought I'd go insane. Now I need to fill in one tiny hole my dear beta wants me to fill in, about relationshippy stuff. It's eluding me, though. I can see the scene, but neither one of them wants to give me their frakking POV. And I'm going on vacation tomorrow! Augh.

(PS: Once I'm finished beating my head against this damned novella, I'll read the bit you posted to the group. Deadline, yeah?)

[kaasirpent]

Hey, no problem. I understand deadlines. :)