I’m a little behind in my script, at 23 pages when I should be at 37, but since all I have to do is finish my pilot and begin the 2nd episode (no middles), a few word wars can fix the numbers. My actual novel is my real worry. I’ve been stuck at a scene which seems unimportant, but is so awkward, I keep coming back to it and wondering if I’m going in the wrong direction. I guess every novel has a point where the writer looks back and wonders what’s going on.
My problem is my constant wondering “if there were no limits, then…” Putting characters in crazy situations that are in an odd way realistic is fun (and the entire point), but sometimes I wonder if I go too far. For example, my MC travels back in time. Cool. The character that sends her back in time pursues her through some kind of crazy physics metamorphosis even I can barely understand. Very interesting: intriguing, even. Stalker convinces MC to join his band? Um, why? Because the MC always wanted to be in a band… or because I always wanted to be in a band? Then I wonder what I’m doing here. Am I testing out all the different paths I can take, but won’t have the courage to? Should I drop this novel and instead pursue all of these paths that I apparently secretly still hope for? I’m all about the experience, after all. What kind of hypocrite is this person I am? Arguing with myself in third person - it doesn’t get any better than this.
Currently Listening To: The Fragile by NiN
5 Words I Love:
- Dilemma
- Entice
- Nimble
- Guitar
- Valor
Test
19 years ago
2 comments:
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
in a way i think its unrealistic to taking so many paths. i know what you mean though to just go do something different. and u know you could if u wanted but realistically with school and everything it would be very hard to start a band or do other crazy things. but in a way...its not right to just live in ur books...maybe pick one thing u really wanna do and go after it. if u just dont have the energy to do it right now then just keep writing about it and thinking about it and eventually i think u'll try things out.
I GOT the energy. Just the fact that you said "realistically" and "school" in the same sentence makes me MORE energized. I don't like to be limited. That's why writing about these characters that have no limits gets me depressed - it's as if I'm telling myself that I'll never be able to do things like they did. Just makes me want to run away to Australia. Or something.
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