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"Thou Shalt..."
Apr. 24th, 2006 11:26 amupdate thy writing journal more regularly.
Oh well :).
Have now received two galley versions of "The Wood and the Brass" for the Thou Shalt Not... anthology. It is so cool seeing the story in galley format. It's like it might actually be in a real book, vs. just in Courier on a page I printed out. Makes me feel like a real writer 'n stuff.
Been waiting on a response for "Under the Raspberries". People who sent in work around the same time, even two months later, have been hearing back. I suspect I'll be hearing soon myself. Based on the people who were moved up to the main editor with me, there's got to be some fine submissions in the pile. It's really a good feeling to have my story be in the company of Clarionites, Writer of the Future winners, etc. Of course, this doesn't bode well for my little story at this market, but again, it's sort of like "it's an honor just to be nominated" sort of situation. I have a few markets in mind to ship it off to when it gets sent back, but I don't want to double book it. I'm really trying to be professional here.
Still working on "The Year of the Pearl". I write so slowly sometimes. Is this just me? Why is my process so slow? Will it increase with experience and practice? I'm going to assume so. And in the meantime, I'm going to go crank out a few more pages on the story.
While reading the galleys for "The Wood and the Brass", I noticed some interesting themes that I hadn't ever picked up on before. At the end of the story, a fire plays a huge part. (Literally and as a metaphor.) Throughout the story, fire is occasionally mentioned as a metaphor, though in the respect of indicating something good. These small metaphors tie into the fire at the end. And I never knew it before. Way to go Campbell! I <3 my subconcious.
And that's the thing. I have got to have faith in myself, in my subconscious. I think there's all sorts of cool things there if I just let go of the reins a little bit and let my mind play. I can always rewrite later. And goodness knows, I will. Some stories have at least ten drafts before they get sent out, for crying out loud.
I suspect for some writers this is normal, and not for others. I suspect the process is very individual and unique from person to person. Of course, there's commonalities, but in the end, it's important to discover how you work best and what you do best, and mine it, use it and trust in it.
Does any of this rambling make any sense to anyone but me? :)
Oh well :).
Have now received two galley versions of "The Wood and the Brass" for the Thou Shalt Not... anthology. It is so cool seeing the story in galley format. It's like it might actually be in a real book, vs. just in Courier on a page I printed out. Makes me feel like a real writer 'n stuff.
Been waiting on a response for "Under the Raspberries". People who sent in work around the same time, even two months later, have been hearing back. I suspect I'll be hearing soon myself. Based on the people who were moved up to the main editor with me, there's got to be some fine submissions in the pile. It's really a good feeling to have my story be in the company of Clarionites, Writer of the Future winners, etc. Of course, this doesn't bode well for my little story at this market, but again, it's sort of like "it's an honor just to be nominated" sort of situation. I have a few markets in mind to ship it off to when it gets sent back, but I don't want to double book it. I'm really trying to be professional here.
Still working on "The Year of the Pearl". I write so slowly sometimes. Is this just me? Why is my process so slow? Will it increase with experience and practice? I'm going to assume so. And in the meantime, I'm going to go crank out a few more pages on the story.
While reading the galleys for "The Wood and the Brass", I noticed some interesting themes that I hadn't ever picked up on before. At the end of the story, a fire plays a huge part. (Literally and as a metaphor.) Throughout the story, fire is occasionally mentioned as a metaphor, though in the respect of indicating something good. These small metaphors tie into the fire at the end. And I never knew it before. Way to go Campbell! I <3 my subconcious.
And that's the thing. I have got to have faith in myself, in my subconscious. I think there's all sorts of cool things there if I just let go of the reins a little bit and let my mind play. I can always rewrite later. And goodness knows, I will. Some stories have at least ten drafts before they get sent out, for crying out loud.
I suspect for some writers this is normal, and not for others. I suspect the process is very individual and unique from person to person. Of course, there's commonalities, but in the end, it's important to discover how you work best and what you do best, and mine it, use it and trust in it.
Does any of this rambling make any sense to anyone but me? :)
