Today was hot. Kid #1 was a lunatic before bedtime. I think I want to cry. Too personal? Sorry. I think one of the hardest parts about starting any project is the research. I want to jump on here and lose myself in my own head, write what I see and hear in my brain, shock and awe! But I can't! It doesn't work that way! I can't write what I don't know.
That means, I have to dial it back a bit. LEAVE the computer alone, (I love my Mac keyboard, how flat the keys are and the little clicks they make), and go pick up a book. Reading to write. My short story is basically a "spin-off" of another larger project, for lack of a better term. My husband is writing his own graphic novel, "The Godeater", and my characters will be the extras walking around in the background. Flash fiction.
Is it necessary to feel a connection to each and every character in your story, long story or short? I would like to. I wonder is it realistic? Is it necessary? For me, I think, yes.
So my husband and I have teamed up to improve our way of life, and since we're both creatives, we have both decided to release our creative juices on the page. My brain is a complete jumble, which seems to be the normal state of things once I sit down in front of the computer. But I have to fight through the jumble, right?
That's all for tonight. If I was boring, I apologize. I will improve with time. Check Out Hubby's Project!
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