rethink...

[thoreau]

Love and imagination are magicians

Who create an image of the Beloved in your mind

With which you share your secret intimate moments.

This apparition is made of nothing at al,

But from its mouth comes the question,

"Am I not your Loved One?"

and from you the soft reply "Yes.Yes.Yes."

- Rumi Poetry

While it felt good to write out my argument with Rick - as chapter one of the new novel. I have reconsidered.

Firstly - because - i want the project to be completely clear of that emotional baggage starting off on a new project - - - and two - it is a bad karma choice for me to use anything that happened one on one private with him - even if it would feel temporarily good to do so. I'm bigger than that. So I've been brainstorming about how to start this new piece - and give my characters the total attention they deserve without projecting anything onto them. In the long run - I'll feel much better about the project. and it'll turn out better.

Comments

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

the thing is? House of WOlves was edited ADNAUSEUM - it had two edits by friends septimuswarren and becker_boy both of which are English teachers and grammar nazis - and I paid to have a professional edit done. and it STILL has some editing issues.

But I really appreciate your comments Tony - as I know you are not one to hold back. It was purposely written as a portrait - a written out fantasy if you will.

I'm taking a novel writing workshop at SFSU this fall - and am starting novel #2. :) (The Book of Rough Metaphors) So - the encouragement to keep excercising is exactly where I'm headed.

Thank you!

[that-dang-otter.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, in that case the editing thing is definitely something to think about. Too many cooks, perhaps? I don't have any idea of how to edit something of that length, but I do know that with my own writing, sometimes the edits take longer than the first draft. I'm sure every novelist has to deal with this, so perhaps if you bring it up at the workshop you'll get some insight on how to improve the process.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

I had the first draft done in about 9 months and the editing process and the 2nd/3rd drafts took three years.