I feel like I’m at a point in the book where some of my storylines are beginning to pay off. Characters are reaching their breaking points, are forced into making hard decisions (or having those decisions made for them–against their will). In short, I’m on a roller coaster ride right now and have been for the last 30 pages.
I wrote a sex scene that took me 4 attempts to get right. I wrote two violent scenes (one more graphic than the other) and I have to say I’m struggling with the high-action sequences. I tend to do better when I flush them all out and dump them on a page (no matter how terrible) then revise (and rewrite) the following day.
Still, I’m doubting my abilities in terms of creating a good, solid moment of action. But, I’m learning as I go on some of this. Some of my language in these scenes are beginning to sound the same–same words, same phrases, same motions and gestures. It’s something to push through now then go back and edit (as I have been doing).
Anyway, my mind is mush. I’m at 62k words. I need a mental break.
Archived from: 8/2/2011