Writing

[elaby]

I was fretting today about how my novel is going, and how it seems like I'm sacrificing interesting character interaction for the sake of keeping the plot interesting and moving it along. And I'm still not sure what's the best way to show what's going ON in said plot.

This was causing me to make the :{ face.

So tonight, I say fuck it.

I have 20 minutes before America's Next Top Model to get Fastred and Lyonn drunk enough to bathe together.

Go.

Comments

[caitirin.livejournal.com]

YOU CAN DO EEET

[elaby.livejournal.com]

If only -_- Maybe tomorrow!

[jiatra.livejournal.com]

Write like the wind, Elaby. Write like the wind.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

It's hard to write with the TV on! XD I shall endeavor to have more drunk bathing tomorrow.

[templarwolf.livejournal.com]

Sorry...just makes me think of something I heard about in class today.

Apparently my instructor was at something in Boston as a guest lecturer, and one of the people at the writing thing was just there for fun, and wanted to be praised for her 4 volumn novel about Aaron Burr.

It was slash.

Burr and Hamilton; and how their affair dissolved to the point of them duelling.

IN FOUR VOLUMES!!!!

Somehow, she got a hold of Elise's home number, and called her crying when she showed it to fairly big name author somewhere and he slammed her for it.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Dude, when I heard about Hamilton and Burr for the first time, that's what I thought too XD The second thing I thought would be that it would make a good movie (their lives, not possible slash).

[poelaramont.livejournal.com]

Good luck getting those character liquored up! Have fun with it!

Intersting fact: I've only had two characters drink alcohol in all of my writing. Well, if I had any more, I can't remember them. Both those characters got drunk, too.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

That's interesting! I've never been drunk, so I'm having a slight problem knowing what they'd feel like.

[poelaramont.livejournal.com]

I've never been drunk, either. Not even buzzed.

One of my characters acted goofy, while the other was depressed. Both were somewhat clumsy.

Besides such basic effects, though, I didn't know how else to describe it. You'd best ask someone who's been drunk.

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

plot coherence is for the edit! Write!

[elaby.livejournal.com]

So true! Thank you!

[coastal-spirit.livejournal.com]

I have 20 minutes before America's Next Top Model to get Fastred and Lyonn drunk enough to bathe together.

Go for it! Oh, you didn't. Huh. Well, when you do, I want to read it.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

They're still not drunk enough! Now they're just arguing! *sigh* Characters ;)

[coastal-spirit.livejournal.com]

Did you get them together yet?

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Well, they ended up falling asleep on each other. Without clothes, but with blankets, and lots of alcohol. Nothing happened, but it's awkward!