writing

May. 29th, 2013 06:05 pm
kassidy62: nightwing (shark)
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My Beneath the Neon Moon sequel (kind of, sort of, starring Jared and Jensen, in that they've inspired the look and in some ways maybe the character of my made-up peoples) is starting to click along, thank God. Everything that's going on around here at home can really put the brakes on my writing, but school is out, Rachel is going to a three week sort of internship at the community college and my youngest is pretty quiet and lets me have some uninterrupted writing time ... it's working out. Hope the momentum keeps up.

Just basically, I am not able to sustain enthusiasm and cohesion for a writing project without uninterrupted time. In between Mom's health, mine, the kids school, sports, all the other usual household stuff and duties, I wasn't getting it. Now I am. AND IT IS FUN WORK. Plus I'm learning a new sort of writing to me, more of a novel-type narrative rather than something shorter that feels like it should always be POPPING or something. I can only hope I'm succeeding with it.

Anyway, I'm at 28,000 words now. I was estimating it at 50,000 total but I'm miserable at estimating, usually seriously underestimating. I wouldn't be surprised if it were quite a bit longer.

Did I ever tell you about the time I wanted to sub to an anthology that required a 10,000 word story? The first one I wrote for it was Beneath the Neon Moon. I think at the time it was about 15,000-18,000 words long (it ended up around 25,000 I think). So, no good. The 2nd attempt was, I'm guessing, around 20,000? By the time I fleshed it out AND tightened it it was around 36,000 or 37,000 words (The Vampire's Boy). And the 3rd was 30,000, ha ha ha, and the rough draft of it is STILL sitting on the hard drive from three years ago. The FAIL, IT BURNS. Oh, well. I'm happy anyway.

When you've been blocked, frustrated, out of inspiration or energy for so long, being able to say, hey, I've got 28,000 words on a project? It's so, so wonderful.

But hey, give me SPN inspiration and I can pack a lot into 1,000 words, I think. No really!

Date: 2013-05-30 08:21 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] hardboiledbaby
WORDS!!! WORDS ARE GOOD!! :D

Date: 2013-05-31 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kassidy62.livejournal.com
WORDS are golden:)

Date: 2013-05-30 11:30 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com
I have a hard time estimating word count on projects, too. An idea I think would make a good novel turns into a short story and a short story idea gets expanded into a novel. But as long as I'm writing, as long as the ideas are flowing and the outline makes sense, I'm happy :)

Date: 2013-05-31 03:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kassidy62.livejournal.com
I think, if you're as bad at trying to conform to a word count requirement as I am, you just count your blessings that you've got new work on your hard drive:) Because it could definitely be worse!

Date: 2013-05-30 01:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gryphon2k.livejournal.com
Glad to hear your writing project is picking up speed. I am hoping to get back on schedule with my latest WIP and get Ch 2 posted this weekend. Ch 3 is actually already about half written, so that shouldn't take too long to finish.

But at some point, I need to start working on my Dean/Cas Big Bang... :D

Oh, and hubby bought me a boxed set of all the original PotA movies last night, hehehe. Believe it or not, I didn't own them!

Date: 2013-05-31 03:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kassidy62.livejournal.com
I can believe you didn't own the POTA movies - you've always been very focused on the TV series. As a kid, I loved the whole experience - from first seeing the gorillas on horseback in the first movie right on through the last. Then the TV series came and I was ecstatic - it was my very favorite (and then I was CRUSHED by the cancellation, but that's another thing).

Yes, woman, I do think you should look at your Dean/Cas big bang - is it supposed to be 20,000 words? Though hey, selfishly, I'd rather see the POTA stuff I admit. You're like the only producer right now!

Date: 2013-05-30 02:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peg22.livejournal.com
am jealous! need to write words myself - no motivation . . . good on ya, girlie!

Date: 2013-05-31 03:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kassidy62.livejournal.com
you SHOULD write some words, you are so very good at it! Hope you're doing well. I miss seeing you online! As far as S&H goes, I have been staying out of the fandom pretty much, but I've caught a few of Nyssa's stories lately. I'm always going to love the fiction, you know?

Date: 2013-05-31 01:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thayln.livejournal.com
WOOHOO! Can I live vicariously through you? *glares at muse*

Date: 2013-05-31 03:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kassidy62.livejournal.com
want me to come over and poke your Muse with a stick? Glower at it a bit? *is good at glowering*

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