I can't honestly profess to be a grammar efficionado. But I like to think that my grammar is above par. The funny little problem I'm having writing for characters of my book, which is titled "Rock Beats Paper" is that, it wouldn't fit characters telling the story to have above par grammar. I'm having trouble with this, because I'm afraid some people may judge that as flaws in myself, rather than the Character.
I feel this is a genuine concern cause, as I've experienced with stories I have written in the past, Whenever I have characters speaking in the first person, anytime people talk to me about it, they say; "I like the part where you're in the fast food restaurant and you squirt the kid with mustard" or something like that...and I always say "I'm glad you liked that part, but that wasn't me. That was the character." It kills me when people say "you did this" No. The character did. With that said...having characters in my book display rather poor grammar or anything of the sort is rough. I find myself struggling with this. I'll write a word that is fitting with me, but then I'm thinking this character wouldn't know, or use this word. So while as a writer it would be ideal to use such vocabulary to seem, I don't know, more intellegent or whatever, I can't use it, because the character wouldn't. What do you think? Is this a worthy sacrafice, to stay true to the characters rather than, what I feel, would be taking the reader out of the reality of the world I'm creating and making them doubt this person's plausible existence?
Either way. Yesterday, I sat down with the goal of writing 3000 words. I figured that was obtainable. As I began to type, however, 3000 seemed like an unbelievably daunting task. 250 words in, I felt spent. I felt this chapter, which was one I just decided to pop in for, sort of fluff, you know, build some tension, that wasn't necessary. When I thought of the content for the chapter, I felt it would be a good thing to do, but there I sit, with the cursor blinking and the word count stuck on 250. I felt like, maybe I should scrap this chapter altogether, and pick up where I knew I was headed with the story anyway.
Then, out of no where, words just flowed out of me. and when I was done with the chapter, I had 2,139 words, and some of the best material I feel I have done for this project so far, then I followed it up with the chapter I was originally going to write and at the end of the day, I had 3,912 words and I reached my goal. It felt amazing. I was really happy with myself. I was on a role, but, it was time to leave the office. So I was done for the day. In case I haven't mentioned here. I have decided not to write at home. I just get too distracted and the content I produce just feels dull. At the office, I just bang it out and make magic happen.
At around 2:30am Saturday morning, I decided to go to bed. Instead of carrying through on my decision, I played Super Mario Galaxy 2...until close to 6am.
I ended up falling asleep, and waking up around 1pm today. My brother had already left for the office, and I was stuck at home. I wanted to write, I was on a role yesterday, and so I just had to try to capitalize.
So my mom, took me to the office, and by 2...I was at the computer. I had 3 hours to write 3000 words. Well, instead, I am writing this. Though I know where I want to go with the story, I'm having conflict with how I should start this portion of it, and I'm just going back and forth. Fearing a mistake I commited the cardinal sin, and have decided to not write today. I will pick up Monday, and hopefully still reach my deadline of October 22nd. That deadline is flexable though, since I don't have an Agent, or Publisher, or whatever it is that supplies the deadline.
Staying up until 6am wasn't altogether a waste, I believe I collected a total of seven stars in Mario Galaxy.
I also mentioned in my first blog post that I had not been able to find my LiveJournal that I kept several years back. My sister, was able to, and you can find it now too by clicking here.
While reading this to herself, she had told me that she found the first chapter for a book I started to write 6 years ago. The title of the book was "Charm" and after having Shannon read me the first Chapter I found plenty of things I loved about it, and also Plenty of things I would change about it. You can read this post by clicking here.
The cool thing about this...Chapter One...kind of works as a story in itself, but there is definitely something there that indicates there's more to this story. As a result, I will leave you with this news:
Rock Beats Paper is slated to be realeased in early 2011. If you're lost, Rock Beats Paper will be my first full length, (self)published Novel.
I already have concluded prep-work on my second Novel. I plan on having that released by mid-2011.
For my next work, I will simultaneously be working on updating the very first story I ever wrote "Realm of Obsticles" while also working on my next Novel....Which will be one of the two following projects.
On my last trip to CT, I had the opportunity to spend some time with a dear friend, Katy. Through our discussions, she had told me a lot about her experiences, and it has inspired me to write about it, with a bit of a twist. I will need her permission, but I fully plan on giving her credit for the story, and she will definitely be a consultant...
However, if that doesn't pan out, if she's not comfortable with me putting that story out, then I will rewrite the first chapter of Charm, and finish it.
If Katy does allow me to write this story, I will work on Charm afterwards. Either way, one of these two books should be finished by early 2012. And if I end up writing both of them, expect the second of the two to be released in mid-late 2012.
That's all for now.
With love,
Mike
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