June 25, 2007
want vs. need
I wanted to write tonight, but instead I came down with a sinus headache that four Advil, two aspirin, and 5mg of Vicodin couldn't take care of. I spent most of the day on my couch feeling like I had to throw up and wanting to stab Rachael Rae in the eyes for having such a perky voice when I, obviously, could not be half as perky. EVOO OMG WTF LOL!
I'll be taking it easy tomorrow. The headache has subsided a whole lot as of now, and on that note I decided to jot down some notes for outlining since this seems to be what I want to write. I'm also changing Kate's name to Andi.
I have a thing for female leads whose names don't end in -a. Old habit. Dies hard.
500 words of outline. Bed now. Hopefully I won't have a headache when I wake up.
Posted by sdshaver at 03:50 AM
June 22, 2007
dollar by dollar your soul gets smaller
A mere 500 words tonight, but to my credit I did rip out some wordage and replace it with new stuff. And it was meeting night.
So far: 7442 words
How it's going: Jake tracks down Kate.
Where it's going: Emo girls.
Where it's been: Kate ruminating on her vulnerabilities.
Item(s) of note: I took Kate's money away. She needs to be hungry for a little longer. The world just isn't that nice.
Posted by sdshaver at 02:00 AM
June 21, 2007
oh dear
I appear to still be awake. That can't be good. At least it's not 3 AM....YET.
So far: 6954 words
How it's going: Kate just got moneys.
Where it's going: YARN SHOP
Where it's been: Coffee, bionic mosquitoes, and a visit from Mr. Hughes.
Item(s) of note: Bayside's Walking Wounded is my music of choice for writing Kate's scenes. I haven't yet fixed on anything for Jake, but I suspect it's going to be a playlist mash of Panic! At the Disco and Fall Out Boy (they're essentially the same band anyway, amiright?).
- scientists they couldn't fix me
I'm so tired of getting out of bed
but who would want to die
as a cowardly little child?
when our time is up, then our time is up
Posted by sdshaver at 02:44 AM
June 20, 2007
It felt like climbing out of a grave in winter.
Little less than 900 words.
So far: 5436 words
How it's going: Jake is enjoying the morning.
Where it's going: Kate using the internets.
Where it's been: Birds and sleep.
Item(s) of note: Browser-based spell-checkers don't like the word "corvine", but are okay with lupine and bovine. Also: crow feeding habits.
Not much to say. I've been exercising and eating correctly, as well as getting work done at work, writing this thing (I won't call it a book until I get to 10k words), playing WoW, and going to the dojo. Hunh.
Posted by sdshaver at 01:43 PM
sober as well from loneliness
It didn't seem like a lot, but I guess 700 words is. Hunh. That warrants an entry.
So far: 4576 words
How it's going: Noise investigated. Munin's magic smells like axle grease.
Where it's going: Kate's missive.
Where it's been: Sleeping on the couch.
Item of note: I didn't know how to properly spell "axle" until today. I always spelled it "axel". I am informed by Merriam-Webster that this is not the correct spelling, no matter what Wikipedia may think.
Whenever I have gone to the shooting range with my dad, he's taught me to hold the gun grip "like a teacup". I, being a smart ass, usually respond by wiggling my little pinky in the air and saying, "Like this?"
I couldn't help but think of that as I wrote about Jake stalking around his apartment with his gun. I very nearly had him hum the "I'm a Little Teapot" song. I contained myself.
I'm going to have to do some research and decide what kind of gun to give him. Probably a 9 MM...thingie. I'm a noob, so they stovepipe on me, but they're so peeeertyyyy.
Also, magazine clips: double plus good for our boy.
Posted by sdshaver at 02:57 AM
June 19, 2007
i only think in the form of crunching numbers
Late lunch. Words anyway.
So far: 3850 words
How it's going: Jake has heard a noise, and must investigate.
Where it's going: A false alarm.
Where it's been: Crackhead the Friendly Ghost, and cheese-and-apple sandwiches. Could it be that Jake is a vegetarian?
Item of note: Jake's a vegetarian? News to me. Goddamn characters.
Posted by sdshaver at 06:37 PM
June 18, 2007
two quarters and a heart down
Lunch hours are for writing. 1200 words, to be exact. I am a typing machine when I want to be.
So far: 2720 words
How it's going: Kate is digesting, but unable to eat, drink, or sleep. The ramifications of magic are severe.
Where it's going: Jake next, I suspect.
Where it's been: A silent ride to the diner.
Item of note: This is my first conscious attempt at suspense/horror. All previous writings I've done have incorporated the concept -- I am of the feeling that the best fantasy has some horror to it -- but this is a real attempt to balance a story on the knife edge of tension here.
Not so coincidentally, I finished 'salem's Lot last night. Next up for the nightstand readings: Night Lost by the lovely and talented Lynn "She of a Thousand Names" Viehl.
- why don't you show me
the little bit of spine
you've been saving for his mattress?
(love)
Posted by sdshaver at 03:31 PM
one night, and one more time
So far: 1550 words
How it's going: Kate is miserable, Jake is bidness.
Where it's going: To a diner.
Where it's been: On a footbridge, with a dead girl.
Item of note: The other WIP. This is for when I feel like writing modern and cussing a lot. If the other book has inspiration from my professional life, this is all based on my so-called romantic life.
Nearly done reading 'Salem's Lot. It has the kind of vampires I like and rarely see: scary as hell.
- say a prayer but let the good times roll
in case god doesn't show
and I want these words to make things right
but it's the wrongs that make the words come to light
Posted by sdshaver at 01:27 AM
June 13, 2007
shadows keep on changing
So far: 3000 words
How it's going: I have no idea what my characters are doing.
Where it's going: Hot water, stat.
Where it's been: Kai and Rain's roles re-purposed to star-crossed lovers, Myr is now the Woman With No Name. OH LOOK, SOMEONE LIKES A GENRE.
Item of note: Written entirely using Google's Doc program. Makes it very easy to write a chunk at work when I'm on break, and none of the feature creep of Word. Awesome.
- I'm haunted
By the lives that wove the web
Inside my haunted head
Posted by sdshaver at 01:40 AM
June 07, 2007
what to write next
Modern? Epic? Revise something? Revisit something?
Outline? Research? Re-evaluate?
I really don't know.
But, hey, it's not like anyone is expecting anything from me at this time.
This morning I did have a great idea for a lead-in line, that all-important "hook". I freaking hate hooks, but I think this was is sufficiently quirky. Hopefully I'll still feel that way six months from now.
Posted by sdshaver at 02:54 PM