I had two stories in progress when my cat got sick in December, and I hadn’t touched either of them since until today.
Well, I just worked on one a little, and I really like it. It’s also 2700 words so far and I don’t think it’s even half-finished, although I could be wrong. I’m very bad at estimating first draft lengths. Partly because I have the basic story beats so far, but not an outline or anything.
Yeah, I’m one of those weirdos who writes to find out what happens next. 😉
This one is surprising me; it’s coming out pointed. And there’s a lot of religion in this one. Not so much conventional, organized religion, although there’s some of that, too. More… what people value.
I suspect that the former cliché story stalled because I was resisting the romance that might occur. And also, yes, it needs more conflict. I don’t think that one is completely ripe, although I think I’ve figured it out a little better.
I kind of wish they’d all come out in a big rush like the Just Not Right story, though. Speaking of which, well… *looks at submission tracker, raises eyebrow*
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I’m glad you’re writing again. It took me some time to be able to write after Titania died. The new cats helped a lot, because like her, they like to sit with me when I’m using the laptop. In fact, Antiope is snoozing next to me right now.
Comment by Jennifer Pelland February 24, 2006 @ 8:56 pmI think the encouraging rejection I received recently helped.
Comment by Katherine Mankiller February 24, 2006 @ 11:19 pm