Day 20
I spent three hours yesterday writing a political rebuttal of a rabid Ron Paul Supporter. Ironically enough not about Ron Paul's policy, which I know nothing about. It focused on more basic things. Like, the difference between socialism and communism (you know you've got an idiot on your hands, regardless of their political flavour when they can't make that distinction) and the use of a dictionary. I'm not posting it but it damn well was fucking creative.
Anyway, I'm pretty much done with Chapter One, sans editing. So my thoughts are turning to chapter two, I'm not sure if I will stay with Sam and Keir for another chapter or dive in the next big thing, which is introducing the third character, and establish roughly 1/3 of the plot. Not at all intimidating. Knowing me I'll probably end up doing both somehow. My problem is that I have a lot of fragmentary visions of what I want, but very little plot-wise. I know what kind of impression I want to make, what feelings I want to evoke, what scenery I want. I just don't really know what's going to happen. It's frustrating. I'm thinking that possibly I need to do some research, I'm just not sure on what. I have research lined up, in a way. I have a book I want to buy, but I can't get it in Sweden and I'd rather wait till I got back to the US to order it to avoid the duty fees (fuck you, EU). When I get back to college I'm going to be studying the New Testament in one of my classes, which will bring a lot of needed inspiration and source material.
However, until then, what do I do? It's kind of hazardous to set a story in the UK when I hardly know anything about it, I don't know where to start. So frustrating.
Oh, and uh, hopefully I'll get back with some actual writing done later tonight.
Anyway, I'm pretty much done with Chapter One, sans editing. So my thoughts are turning to chapter two, I'm not sure if I will stay with Sam and Keir for another chapter or dive in the next big thing, which is introducing the third character, and establish roughly 1/3 of the plot. Not at all intimidating. Knowing me I'll probably end up doing both somehow. My problem is that I have a lot of fragmentary visions of what I want, but very little plot-wise. I know what kind of impression I want to make, what feelings I want to evoke, what scenery I want. I just don't really know what's going to happen. It's frustrating. I'm thinking that possibly I need to do some research, I'm just not sure on what. I have research lined up, in a way. I have a book I want to buy, but I can't get it in Sweden and I'd rather wait till I got back to the US to order it to avoid the duty fees (fuck you, EU). When I get back to college I'm going to be studying the New Testament in one of my classes, which will bring a lot of needed inspiration and source material.
However, until then, what do I do? It's kind of hazardous to set a story in the UK when I hardly know anything about it, I don't know where to start. So frustrating.
Oh, and uh, hopefully I'll get back with some actual writing done later tonight.
Labels: Marrow's 30 Day Challenge
posted by M | 6:20 pm
1 Comments:
"It's kind of hazardous to set a story in the UK when I hardly know anything about it, I don't know where to start."
You should visit. :P But failing that, if you need to know anything/see whether something sounds realistic I'd be happy to help. Cnayur's also spent a lot of time in the UK, so I'm sure he'd chip in too.
I keep meaning to crit your first chapter. Maybe that should be my task for the day.
-Archi
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