Archive for July, 2010
I think a good writer has read The Classics. Now, that’s a term pregnant with ambiguity — and that’s a good thing. The Classics are not One Thing. They are not contained neatly in a cabinet, and when you’ve read the books contained within, you’re done. It doesn’t work like that. The Classics run the [...]
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Your only goal is to get to the X. That’s it. You’re not trying to make the best time. You’re not trying to run the gauntlet with finesse. No goddamn tricky dance moves. No judges wait in the wings to hold up score cards. This is not a test of your ability. That comes later. Now is a test of your endurance.
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The novel I’m writing basically went into sleep mode for a week. Like, for a straight week, it drifted into the Null Zone — not good, not good at all. I mean, I was working. Just not on it. But now I’m back, bitches, and I’m up over 30k and chugging along. It’s sometimes tricky to sort of regain momentum, and now that I think about it that might be worth a post all its own.
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And, bam. My copy of World of Darkness: Mirrors dropped into my hands today. Exciting to have, because this is one of those books I was most excited to develop. See, more and more I become convinced that while a core book’s purpose is to lay down the law, everything that follows should endeavor to bow to no law: in the first book you build the prison, and subsequent books show you how to escape that prison.
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This’ll be a short one today since I want to dive into the novel-making with verve, sass, and aplomb. And shit, maybe even some pizazz. I have three questions for you, and if you could help me with any of these, well, gosh, I’d be crazy appreciative. You ready? All right. Let’s do this.
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