Nov 4th - National Chicken Lady Day
It's not just a national holiday - it's a president-declared national holiday. Yes, today is National Chicken Lady Day. Did you even know there was an official Chicken Lady for the United States? And no, she's not that weird woman who hangs out in the woods with her 100+ chickens and has names for them all and knits them scarves. She's a very well respected community advocate and speaker. Really, she's an amazing woman. I don't know if she knits.
So, today I'm going to work on my latest manuscript. I think I've finally honed my synopsis enough (i.e; I've dinked around with it enough and need to get back to working in the actual story). Since I'm struggling to decide on the next scene, I think I'll throw in another dead body and see where that takes me. Bodies have a way of getting the living moving, I've found.
Of course, I do have to work in another love scene soon. Hmm . . . which should be first?
It would help if I had some CPs to bounce things off of. CPs (critique partners) are invaluable to writers. Writing is such a solitary pursuit - it's just you and your imagination. And CPs are so much more than just readers. They are usually writers themselves and so know what to focus on. They understand what showing vs telling is and about pacing. It can really help to have people (real people) give you feedback on what's working in a scene or how believable a characters actions are. They can be great sounding boards for ideas and wonderful moral boosters when you get a rejection.
Sigh. I really need to get back to work so I can get more of those rejections.
Dead body and then love scene? That works. Now I just have to figure out who to kill next.
Remember, it's all just in my head.
So, today I'm going to work on my latest manuscript. I think I've finally honed my synopsis enough (i.e; I've dinked around with it enough and need to get back to working in the actual story). Since I'm struggling to decide on the next scene, I think I'll throw in another dead body and see where that takes me. Bodies have a way of getting the living moving, I've found.
Of course, I do have to work in another love scene soon. Hmm . . . which should be first?
It would help if I had some CPs to bounce things off of. CPs (critique partners) are invaluable to writers. Writing is such a solitary pursuit - it's just you and your imagination. And CPs are so much more than just readers. They are usually writers themselves and so know what to focus on. They understand what showing vs telling is and about pacing. It can really help to have people (real people) give you feedback on what's working in a scene or how believable a characters actions are. They can be great sounding boards for ideas and wonderful moral boosters when you get a rejection.
Sigh. I really need to get back to work so I can get more of those rejections.
Dead body and then love scene? That works. Now I just have to figure out who to kill next.
Remember, it's all just in my head.
Posted by LoriLyn at 11/4/2009 1:41 PM 
Categories: Life In General,Writing
Tags: writing miscellaneous
Categories: Life In General,Writing
Tags: writing miscellaneous
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