The weekends always turn out to be slow when it comes to writing. I did write a little but not as much as I had hoped.
I went to my moms at about 3:30 yesterday. made supper for her and us: homemade fries and sloppy Joes. I made some buns for her as well while I was back there. we played about 9 games of dominoes. I really suck at that game, out of the 9 games I won 3. Mom was determined to stay up until my sister got home, but at about 1:30 we caved and went to bed. She got home at around 3:30 and instead of staying the rest of the night I went home and slept until 11:30am day.
Son #2 was extremely crabby today, and I wanted to take him outside but there was a huge dog hanging around and I was too nervous. I think it is my neighbors dog, really hope the dog don't ruin my whole summer. Hope he keeps it in the house or on a leash at least. So I ended up putting Son#2 in the van and going for a ride instead...a couple of hours out of the house seemed to do the trick for him.
I finished Stephen King's Cujo today, so this evening we watched the movie. It was good, but like always the book was so much better.
My dog is at my feet sleeping and growling at the same time over sounds she hears downstairs...hopefully she figures out soon that it's just DH talking on the phone. I think she thinks she's scary. It kinda cracks me up when the doorbell rings and she starts barking like a wild woman, and when I open the door the person always looks a little timid until they see the runt. She has a big bark, makes her sound so much bigger.
Well maybe I will get a few words in tonight.
~R
Showing posts with label Stephen King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stephen King. Show all posts
Friday, March 29, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Therapy...aka writing. Lonely dog, and cold feet.
It felt nice to write in quiet today, but Tajma (my dog) was really lonesome and demanded a lot of attention. I managed to give her some attention, and after a while of cuddling with her she was content to sleep on my feet and keep my toes nice and warm.
I finished On Writing. a wealth of info in it! The one thing I can't understand-- and I have had a few other people tell me they do the same thing--is how in the world he writes with music on. I guess there are different strokes for different folks, I really don't think I could do that, but one day I mean to try it. Maybe the music will drown out that nagging voice that keeps saying "what about that pile of laundry downstairs".
One of the things my DH has been telling me for years is to forget about research and just write the darn story. Stephen King says the same thing. maybe they are on to something. Anyone else out there write first and research later?
It has been extremely cold today. No amount of wood in the furnace could warm me, and there is a storm on the way. Maybe the kids will have a snow day on Wednesday.
~R
I finished On Writing. a wealth of info in it! The one thing I can't understand-- and I have had a few other people tell me they do the same thing--is how in the world he writes with music on. I guess there are different strokes for different folks, I really don't think I could do that, but one day I mean to try it. Maybe the music will drown out that nagging voice that keeps saying "what about that pile of laundry downstairs".
One of the things my DH has been telling me for years is to forget about research and just write the darn story. Stephen King says the same thing. maybe they are on to something. Anyone else out there write first and research later?
It has been extremely cold today. No amount of wood in the furnace could warm me, and there is a storm on the way. Maybe the kids will have a snow day on Wednesday.
~R
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Plotting, Writer's Schizophrenia, and Me
209 pages into Stephen King's On Writing, and I am just really glad I decided to give this another go. I had been writing my current WIP (titled:Merge) without a plot, but then it seemed like plots were the way to go. Me and a friend decided to become crit partners and she sent me her very nicely done plot and I was like "hmmm, this may be what I am missing." Because I've been having a hard time concentrating and staying on task (sleep deprived, I believe now.) So I stopped writing, to plot....*sigh*.
Now after reading Stephen King saying he don't plot...I realize that I was okay not plotting, so tomorrow I'm giving up the plot and going on to to the writing. In my ebook Don't Open 'til Christmas, I didn't plot. I did make a visual board of my characters, because I need that, but I didn't plot. I just had a slight barebones idea in my head and I had no idea what was going to come of it. I loved the thrill of not knowing.
Another thing about this book that gave me that 'aha' moment, is that he says that he learns things about his characters as he writes them that he had no idea about and so he enjoys getting to know them. Makes me want to say to my daughter, "see I'm not a loony, or at least I'm not the only loony in the world." She makes fun of me because I'll say things to her like "I know I was going to make her run upstairs to hide, but she wanted to go in the back room instead. I had no idea why, until we got there and she told me there was an exit out of the house in that room and that's why she wanted to hide in there." I know it sounds nuts, but it's true in a weird way you won't understand unless you're a writer. Or I'll get writing and have it all worked out in my head and my character will say to me, "oh yeah I forgot to mention I can't hide in that closet because I'm claustrophobic...and I feel like screaming at her 'why didn't you tell me this before I worked the whole thing out in my head!!!"
Anyway I didn't get upstairs until about 10 minutes ago, it's been a busy day, so I have to end this here and head to bed now.
~R
Now after reading Stephen King saying he don't plot...I realize that I was okay not plotting, so tomorrow I'm giving up the plot and going on to to the writing. In my ebook Don't Open 'til Christmas, I didn't plot. I did make a visual board of my characters, because I need that, but I didn't plot. I just had a slight barebones idea in my head and I had no idea what was going to come of it. I loved the thrill of not knowing.
Another thing about this book that gave me that 'aha' moment, is that he says that he learns things about his characters as he writes them that he had no idea about and so he enjoys getting to know them. Makes me want to say to my daughter, "see I'm not a loony, or at least I'm not the only loony in the world." She makes fun of me because I'll say things to her like "I know I was going to make her run upstairs to hide, but she wanted to go in the back room instead. I had no idea why, until we got there and she told me there was an exit out of the house in that room and that's why she wanted to hide in there." I know it sounds nuts, but it's true in a weird way you won't understand unless you're a writer. Or I'll get writing and have it all worked out in my head and my character will say to me, "oh yeah I forgot to mention I can't hide in that closet because I'm claustrophobic...and I feel like screaming at her 'why didn't you tell me this before I worked the whole thing out in my head!!!"
Anyway I didn't get upstairs until about 10 minutes ago, it's been a busy day, so I have to end this here and head to bed now.
~R
Friday, March 15, 2013
Stephen King's On Writing, and more ramblings
When Stephen King's book On writing came out way back in 2002, I gobbled it up like a hungry child. I mean this is Stephen King we are talking about, the be all to end all! If he's talking, and your a writer, listen! I am only 95 pages into it now for the second time, and I love it to smithereens!
I forgot to mention I finished J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, it was what I call a slice of life story...or a true to life story. Very real worldish. I loved it. It made me laugh and cry. It was like being a fly on the wall and peeking into everyone's lives without them knowing it. and who doesn't want to do that? Right?
And my copy of The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared arrived. I'll start that later, right now I'm into On Writing.
He starts the book by letting us know early on that it isn't an autobiography, but there is an awful lot of his life in there. Maybe not a complete autobiography but a good glimpse into his life. It's certainly interesting seeing how his fame came about. He writes the book not like it's a chore, but rather like the reader and himself are sitting down to tea and he's having a conversation with you. Very casual and chatty, but not too chatty that it's annoying. I think knowing Stephen King's fame now makes it hard to believe he struggled to get published so it's a real breath of fresh-air to know that he struggled too. Not that I want anyone to struggle, but you know what I mean, right?
One of the things in this book that he says is to never write for the money, but write because you love it. I know someone who tries to write according to what is the 'in thing', and that baffles me. I am NOT into vampires, although that is all the rage right now, but I am not going to try to write something I don't like because that would be easier to get accepted in this vampire-induced world. Write what you love! and most importantly write because you love to write, not because you are hoping that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
With that being said Of course I'm hoping to get published someday ;)
If not then so be it...I'm getting free therapy sessions out of it.
I'm actually in the writing mood tonight, so I'm going to hit 'publish', and let this out into the Wild Wacky Woo-universe (that's what www stands for, right? Right?...yeah I thought so.)
~R
I forgot to mention I finished J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, it was what I call a slice of life story...or a true to life story. Very real worldish. I loved it. It made me laugh and cry. It was like being a fly on the wall and peeking into everyone's lives without them knowing it. and who doesn't want to do that? Right?
And my copy of The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared arrived. I'll start that later, right now I'm into On Writing.
He starts the book by letting us know early on that it isn't an autobiography, but there is an awful lot of his life in there. Maybe not a complete autobiography but a good glimpse into his life. It's certainly interesting seeing how his fame came about. He writes the book not like it's a chore, but rather like the reader and himself are sitting down to tea and he's having a conversation with you. Very casual and chatty, but not too chatty that it's annoying. I think knowing Stephen King's fame now makes it hard to believe he struggled to get published so it's a real breath of fresh-air to know that he struggled too. Not that I want anyone to struggle, but you know what I mean, right?
One of the things in this book that he says is to never write for the money, but write because you love it. I know someone who tries to write according to what is the 'in thing', and that baffles me. I am NOT into vampires, although that is all the rage right now, but I am not going to try to write something I don't like because that would be easier to get accepted in this vampire-induced world. Write what you love! and most importantly write because you love to write, not because you are hoping that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
With that being said Of course I'm hoping to get published someday ;)
If not then so be it...I'm getting free therapy sessions out of it.
I'm actually in the writing mood tonight, so I'm going to hit 'publish', and let this out into the Wild Wacky Woo-universe (that's what www stands for, right? Right?...yeah I thought so.)
~R
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