Friday, June 18, 2010

15,000

2,000 more in the bank.


More heavy stuff tonight. I'm not a time-waster in these books. Man, does this one move. I want that to be one of the things I am known for: when you pick up one of my books you know that a lot is going to happen.


I had a goal in mind tonight - a big scene, and I was presently surprised when I discovered that the events had more texture, more meaning to them than I had first planned. An outline is just an outline. A map is not the land.


Today's thought:


You'll have big scenes in your mind. Scenes you've been planning for a while, that have been building and gaining gravity, and you'll want to do them justice. Don't let it intimidate you. Writing scared is bad. Don't get in the ring with your mind on survival. Get in the ring to win.

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