Kat's Den » Writing http://katsden.5100bac.net The World's Most Pointless 'Blog Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:32:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Still lost, but coming back http://katsden.5100bac.net/2005/10/still-lost-but-coming-back/ http://katsden.5100bac.net/2005/10/still-lost-but-coming-back/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2005 14:33:10 +0000 Administrator http://box47.bluehost.com/~fivonez1/katsden/?p=32 See last post title. 43,400 words. The Novel (I’m starting to see it in capitals) started out as an ill-formed short story that grew. As a result, after re-reading what I have so far, I’m particularly happy with the last half; and cringing at the first. This will take some careful revision to make it flow correctly. I’m having to resist two urges: To re-edit what I’ve written over and over, so that I end up doing nothing but revising each time I sit down to write; and worrying too much about word count. I’m so paranoid that I won’t reach the magic “novel number”, 80,000+ words, that I become tempted to get too verbose. I need to let go of that idea and just write it like it should be written, and wherever the word count ends up, so be it.

I can also see the same old problems returning- not having enough time. As soon as I get comfortable with the world I’ve created, I’ve got to leave it to attend to such things as eating and attending my day job. I should probably schedule a “writing vacation”, but with my job, when would that be? There’s always too much to do. Speaking of which, it’s already past 11pm, and tomorrow’s Monday.

]]> http://katsden.5100bac.net/2005/10/still-lost-but-coming-back/feed/ 0 Writing as a lost art http://katsden.5100bac.net/2005/09/writing-as-a-lost-art/ http://katsden.5100bac.net/2005/09/writing-as-a-lost-art/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:32:33 +0000 Administrator http://box47.bluehost.com/~fivonez1/katsden/?p=31 …at least for me.

My roommate recently started writing a novel of his own after reading some of my short stories, and it led me to re-read them after a long absence. Them, and the very much un-finished and un-polished novel I started, oh, 15 years ago. Ahem. I can still see running into the same problems I did then- not having enough time to stay in the world I created long enough to continue the same train of thought. But I find myself driven to try again.

My roommate also suggested trying to get the short stories published; although I’m not sure exactly where. Most of the submission guidelines stress “New and original treatments only!” How original is yet another werewolf story? Never mind that I don’t normally read books or magazines in this genre; so I’ve really no idea where to start.

The novel is currently hovering at 40,000 words, 181 pages.

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