Saturday night's alright for writing
Jan. 27th, 2007 08:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Troll report: 4,500 words today in two long sessions, one in the morning and one just wrapping up.
The secret of production? Giving yourself permission to suck. In this case that means when I don't know how to start a scene, I don't allow myself to stare at the wordprocessor forever trying to craft the perfect opening sentence. Instead I just write
See? Doesn't that sound like I know what I'm doing? Why wasn't I this smart two months ago? Or six months ago? Why does becoming a professional writer mean learning the same lessons over and over again?
Can't answer that one. But I do know that it's time for chocolate.
The secret of production? Giving yourself permission to suck. In this case that means when I don't know how to start a scene, I don't allow myself to stare at the wordprocessor forever trying to craft the perfect opening sentence. Instead I just write
INSERT TRANSITION SENTENCE HEREand start by writing the second sentence.
See? Doesn't that sound like I know what I'm doing? Why wasn't I this smart two months ago? Or six months ago? Why does becoming a professional writer mean learning the same lessons over and over again?
Can't answer that one. But I do know that it's time for chocolate.
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Date: 2007-01-28 02:28 am (UTC)It's always time for chocolate.
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Date: 2007-01-28 02:36 am (UTC)Which reminds me, I was given a package of green hot chocolate for Christmas that I have yet to try....
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Date: 2007-01-28 03:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-28 03:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-28 03:46 am (UTC)And you get a wish with every cupful...
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Date: 2007-01-28 02:58 am (UTC)Remember that old saying about experience being the ability to recognize a mistake after you make it again? That one.
Congrats on the production!
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Date: 2007-01-28 03:28 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-28 10:18 am (UTC)I don't *know*, but *man* I wish I'd just learn them and not have to do it over and over again!
I've got to train myself to do that transition scene one. Or give myself permission to, perhaps more accurately. That's a much better idea than staring grumpily at the screen, especially if I know what happens later.
Yay for 4500 words!
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Date: 2007-01-28 02:22 pm (UTC)Yeah, it's amazing how that opening bit can be so hard to write, but if you give yourself permission to skip over it, once you've finished the scene it's completely obvious what that opening sentence needs to be.
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Date: 2007-01-28 02:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-28 02:25 pm (UTC)I never think of myself as a "real writer." I'm just someone who has figured out a few things, and is lucky enough to get paid for what I write.
I remain grateful that there's not a webcam in the writing room because trust me, this is an ugly process.
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Date: 2007-01-28 03:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-01-28 03:43 pm (UTC)