Being that the writer's strike is now over and I can't claim solidarity any longer, I'd like to address the elephant on the blog for some: The disappearance of my novel.
I've obviously hit a snag in writing my novel. I'd love to say that I have control over my writing, but at the risk of sounding like a ninny, I do not. I can't sit down and write something of substance at will. It begins to manifest itself slowly in my head, and then all of a sudden I'm bursting with it and I must write it down lest it kill me! When it's not there, it's so sad to me... but when it is it's like magic.
I think what has me stuck is all of a sudden I felt like I was exploiting my sister's shortcomings. Is it fair to her to share what a shallow, small-minded, hypocrite she can be with strangers? Am I allowed to purely because it was happening in front of, and to, me? I just can't tell.
Alas... what IS a tortured writer to do?
8 comments:
I always thought about writing a book, or something similar, but who has that kinda time?
I cannot believe you posted about this today. I was just thinking, as I fell asleep last night, "When will she bring the novel back?".
I feel that maybe you should write the next portion of the book from her perspective. Perhaps that's another way to fight the "is it fair" battle?
the beauty of a "memoir" sort of thing is that it's all about YOUR viewing of what was happening in front of you.
My friend is an author, he says, and he said a good way to get things rolling is to write the end...it doesn't have to be the end you stick with, but after you begin to write the end, the middle falls into place. I think that's what he said, I trailed off somewhere after he said he was writing another book.
I've always wanted to write a book. Kudos for having a lot more patience and imagination that most of us! Oh, and what is this book about?!
Hurley, I tried that. I've written the ending. Love it. But now I just gotta fill in the middle.
Kristen, I have like 4 or so chapters and whatnot posted on here. That's pretty much all my blog was for my 2007 posts.
Oh, and it's about me but you have to read it to understand just how not egotistical it is for me to be writing this.
How awesome you are writing a book!!!
I always think people should just keep it real!
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