The farther I get in my story - the more layers of complications and drama that I find, or rather, I get sucked into unknowingly!
I've been told that I do not blog enough, so I thought that I would make a quick update. Occasionally, I make updates via Twitter - if I knew how to direct you to that, I would. I will pester Patrick about it later...he is my web-guru!
Today brought a huge and unexpected change in events for my characters, but if there is one thing that I've learned from this process, it is that you do not argue with your characters. It's their story and they know what happens. I only know where it starts and where it ends - it is up to my characters to tell me how we are going to get there.
I wrote a fairly decent 20 pages or so today - judging from one of the blogs that I follow that is written by an author who knows what she is doing - that number isn't too shabby.
The other thing that I've learned, thus far, is that it is a good thing to have people who know that you are writing and at least one or two trusted readers. I value this. It keeps me going when I feel like pulling the plug on the whole thing and it also reassures me that even though this is a rough first draft of what is quickly approaching novel length - I have something that people might be interested in reading.
In a side note - Go New York! I am super excited about their decision towards same-sex marriages!
Hang in there with me; soon, I will be introducing everyone to my characters in this blog.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
What it is
The whole reason for this blog is the book that I am attempting to write. It is a gay romance novel and its inspiration came from the song I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At the Disco. Now, the tale has evolved some since its inception, but I think that when (if *crosses fingers*) you read it and listen to the song...well - you'll see the connection!
The first eleven chapters have been reviewed by a trusted reader who I would say that the m/m or gay romance genre is not her normal dish, but she has an open mind and enjoys a good story. That's what matters. In her high praise I quote: "...depending on the cover art, this is a book I would purchase in the store."
Folks, it doesn't get much better than that for an aspiring writer.
To Bayne! (*raises glass in a toast*)
The first eleven chapters have been reviewed by a trusted reader who I would say that the m/m or gay romance genre is not her normal dish, but she has an open mind and enjoys a good story. That's what matters. In her high praise I quote: "...depending on the cover art, this is a book I would purchase in the store."
Folks, it doesn't get much better than that for an aspiring writer.
To Bayne! (*raises glass in a toast*)
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Greetings, and all that jazz...
This is the first of (hopefully) many blogs on many different aspects of my life, primarily, my adventures in writing. Why should you care? You shouldn't, and that's fine, but in the event that you find yourself stopping by anyway - thanks for hanging out with me!
My goals for this blog are simple. I need a place to talk about the book that I am attempting to write. What are my qualifications to write? I have none, really, other than my desire to do so. Reading and writing have been a part of my life for longer than I can remember. My mother led a creative writing group throughout most of my childhood years and sometimes she and the other members of the group let me participate even though my stories had to be simply dreadful, this all happened probably around age nine or ten for me.
This year I went back to school. I am taking classes at Lake Michigan College to earn my associates in English and considering transferring to Purdue North Central when it is time to begin working on a bachelor's degree.
I have a son who is very tolerant of his flighty/creative minded mother--so long as he has a wide array of snacks and opportunity to chitchat – so it works well. He probably wishes, however, that I would stop handing him books to read. He hasn’t shown much interest in reading yet, but he’s still young – there is plenty of time!
In the midst of all of this and working a full time job - I've lain the foundation for what could very well be my first novel, I’m excited about it, anyway! Its working title is Still Love and it deals with a topic near and dear to me, love. Furthermore, it is about same sex relations, which is another topic that I feel very strongly about. I loathe the fact that our state and national governments feel qualified to tell people who they can and cannot love, based upon what exactly, is what I would like to know. Love is love, or it should be.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope that we will all learn something from my adventure!
My goals for this blog are simple. I need a place to talk about the book that I am attempting to write. What are my qualifications to write? I have none, really, other than my desire to do so. Reading and writing have been a part of my life for longer than I can remember. My mother led a creative writing group throughout most of my childhood years and sometimes she and the other members of the group let me participate even though my stories had to be simply dreadful, this all happened probably around age nine or ten for me.
This year I went back to school. I am taking classes at Lake Michigan College to earn my associates in English and considering transferring to Purdue North Central when it is time to begin working on a bachelor's degree.
I have a son who is very tolerant of his flighty/creative minded mother--so long as he has a wide array of snacks and opportunity to chitchat – so it works well. He probably wishes, however, that I would stop handing him books to read. He hasn’t shown much interest in reading yet, but he’s still young – there is plenty of time!
In the midst of all of this and working a full time job - I've lain the foundation for what could very well be my first novel, I’m excited about it, anyway! Its working title is Still Love and it deals with a topic near and dear to me, love. Furthermore, it is about same sex relations, which is another topic that I feel very strongly about. I loathe the fact that our state and national governments feel qualified to tell people who they can and cannot love, based upon what exactly, is what I would like to know. Love is love, or it should be.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope that we will all learn something from my adventure!
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