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I've read it from two sources recently—

haikujaguar and P.C. Wrede—to keep putting one word in front of the other. Just write a sentence, then a paragraph, then a page.

I went wandering through some notebooks the other day (virtual ones on my tablet) and bumped into my 7 sentence challenge where I wrote seven sentences a day on a story, anywhere in that story, and it was separate from the big stuff I was writing. Guess what? I rarely stopped at seven.

On that note: I'm going to start scribbling a sentence again. I've even picked a story just because.

On a sidenote: I've totally gotten myself started on a languages anthropomorphic ficlet. Whoops?

On a second sidenote: I'm going to have to do Yuletide bookswap because seriously, I'd like some poetry. A book of it to fill space on my bookshelf and in my hand. I've got several books to give away and several ebooks I'd love to introduce someone else to.

Laundry

Dinner

Series Bible

Short Story Rewrite #1

Short Story Rewrite #2

Holiday fic for Dec. 20

Holiday fic for Dec. 21

Wish me luck!

1. Amazon

I've never liked them. I wasn't really sure why until MacMillan. And now, I'm doing independent publishing, seeking to start up my own serial (and have some real ideas for it), and learn this. [Click the link and scroll down to "From the Office: Amazon is Nobody's Friend, Part One."]

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2. Summerlight

So I finally have a direction for this serial o' mine, and it wasn't what I expected at all. Any thoughts? Love it? Hate it? Would you keep reading?

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3. Wordpress

Do I look like a website developer? 'Cause if I do, you must be looking at the gal standing behind me. This is not what I had imagined it would take to build a loyalty rewards site.

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4. Tribes

I love Tribal Writer. But her post today still left me flailing in the one way I haven't figured out how to fix, except for in fandom. [Until fandom pays, however, I do need to figure this out!]

Figure out who your people are.

Talk to them. Create for them. And only them.

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Current Mood: determined

If you are female, you need to read this post by Justine Musk.

"A strategic woman, a powerful woman, is a brilliantly disruptive woman.

She’s dangerous."

"A powerful man falls into the category of powerful men.

A powerful woman creates (still!) her own category.

She is by her very nature a challenger and a rebel.

She has to defy the ingrained gender norms which encourage a woman to be good…but not great.

To be bright…but not brilliant.

To be creative…but not disruptive or innovative.

To play the game…but not to change it.

To play by the rules…instead of shifting the battlefield, to where she can make new rules."

On Girls, Fiction, & Self-Esteem

There’s a trend in young adult fiction now to have a female main character who in some way doesn’t recognize how special she is. It could be that she doesn’t know how beautiful she is, or doesn’t understand her full potential. But this lack of self-esteem is a central part of these characters, and that worries me. Is a girl really only beautiful if she doesn’t know it? Can a girl who doesn’t know how smart she is really be that smart? Do we only appreciate young women who are humble or completely self-aware?

~ Elizabeth on Knit Quip

This, of course, makes me think of Raven in X-Men: First Class and then Emma in the same. One doesn't believe she's beautiful. The other believes she is. Which one is infinitely more appealing?

Gaining self-esteem or self-awareness really shouldn't be the benchmark of an awesome character.

Tris in Divergent by Veronica Roth doesn't realize how amazing she is, failing this understanding in small, but consistent ways. Why? It doesn't really add to the character. It just makes her seem a tiny bit dense.

Emma in Emma by Jane Austen does thinks herself special, except when she recognizes a good trait she's lacking, and I love her all the more for it.

Alanna in The Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce has a love/hate relationship with the things that make her special, but she isn't unaware of them. Do I like her less? Heavens, no!

I had never paid attention to this before, but now that it's been pointed out to me, it makes me want to start pulling books off the shelf and figure out how many characters actually have a real handle on their own strengths and weaknesses. It makes me want to avoid this at all costs in my own fiction unless that genuinely belongs to the character.

Rogue really doesn't understand her own potential because she hates the drawbacks so much. The main character in my manuscript, In This Wood, has low self-esteem and learns to get over it. It's okay to make that journey with a female character, but to me, it's not okay to make that journey when it isn't called for.

Current Mood: discontent

I was known as a chatterbox. I go through spurts of that online. Anyone want me to stick to a limit on # of posts per day? I hate to alienate my f-list because I apparently sometimes live online.

My To-Be-Read List

1. The Ante | luciademedici

2. Figments of Illusion | pygmymuse

3. The Monster in My Garden Shed |

pygmymuse

5. Election Day |

stormkpr

6. Original Fic Teaser | pygmymuse

~~7. Branded | wolverine6claws~~

My To-Be-Drabbled List for 100wordstories
Not to be confused with the to-be-written list, which is huge

~~1. first encounter | second chance~~
~~2. only human~~
3. family
~~4. waiting~~
~~5. another way~~

My femgenficathon Idiocy
Never let it be said the scribbler exercises writerly restraint

28) We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. -- Abigail Adams (1744-1818), second First Lady of the United States.

Now I've just got to reread the rules. Hmm... When is that due?

Current Mood: busy

So I promised I'd have something to show for my crazy, prolonged absence. And I do!

Behold! Original fiction.
Behold! The project that has commandeered my sister's life, and thus, mine.

Additionally,( Read more... )

Current Mood: indescribable

note to the scribbler ~

Never let an idea get in the way of your story.

~ the scribbler

Current Mood: working
Current Music: My Treasure ~ Meredith Andrews

Sundays: I will work on review replies.
Mondays: I will consider writing something.
Tuesdays: I will try to catch up on email messages.
Wednesdays: I will post something somewhere.
Thursdays: I will read/review.

Any time: I will read and likely not review. (I try to do reviews decently or not at all, but that takes time.)

I also hereby declare internet bankruptcy. I will still do review replies and I will still review if I haven't read it yet and I feel like reviewing, but that's it. All old undone stuff shall remain so.

:grins: I feel much better, that said.

Current Mood: relieved

Or on my new scheme to control my fangirl tendencies...

I hereby declare:

• I must complete one chapter or one-shot of original fiction before writing one chapter or one-shot of fanfiction;
• I must complete one drabble of original fiction before writing one drabble of fanfiction;
• I must edit one chapter or one-shot of original fiction before editing one chapter or one-shot of fanfiction;
• and I must edit one drabble of original fiction before editing one drabble of fanfiction.

And this is the really, really hard part.

Starting now.

Current Mood: torn

So I've been doing this original fiction thing for about a month now and decided to scribble down what I've learned (so I'll remember the lessons when it's time to use them):

Patience is a virtue.

It's better to do it right than do it fast.

That doesn't mean don't write fast.

Love your editor. She'll save you from embarrassment.

Do not be afraid to dump pieces on paper and then later reorganize and rewrite all the pieces.

Drabbles are lovely—except when they're not.

Research is not writing unless you type while you research. Type.

Take notes directly into your story. Edit them out as needed.

The subconscious mind and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit are smarter than you are. The pieces do have a way to come together.

Trust the process.

Don't whine. It takes time away from writing. :glares at self:

Never start writing on lunch break unless you want to skip lunch.

Keep the joy. It shows in what you write.

Wikipedia is a girl's best friend, but use it to find search terms, not to do all your research.

Whatever you write, do it for love.

Current Mood: happy

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Entries tagged with note to self

One Word in Front of the Other

To Do

Random serious and thinky things...

Go Read This!

Hmm...

In ages past...

Feeling Listy ~ working... working...

Thoughts on Stories, the Internet, and Other Randomosities

From the Trenches

I hereby declare...

I'm an Equal Opportunity Writer

Learning Curve