I'm nearing the middle of June and getting close to my first draft self imposed deadline. (snort--it's slow going right now)But I'm feeling better about it.
In the beginning I wanted to tell a simple teen age romance story, but nothing I do is ever easy and my stories always seem to morph and take on a mind of their own. But my goal was a simple love story.
That has changed.
I'm not sure if my page count is going to be changing with it or not but I know that I'm adding at least three chapters in addition to where I had originally started the story. But right now it has relevance to the growth of my lead character not to mention I want her to solve her own problems and not rely on someone else to do that for her.
But as I have been tweaking, re-writing and editing these first three chapters it's become very clear what I'm really writing about.
I'm writing about choices.
About how making the right choice is never easy. If it's easy to make a choice or if it would be easier for you to take a smoother more well worn path--don't do it because it will be the wrong one. You will never appreciate something that comes so easy as you will the things that make you pull at your hair and stomp your feet. And it would be so nice sometimes to take that easy way out but I've learned from experience that you almost always regret it. My father has told me all my life, if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. A good rule to live by in my opinion.
So when my lead(ant)starts out in this story--she's tired of fighting to do the right thing. She's treading water in a quagmire and it's sucking her down slowly but surely. and so she makes a mistake, one that will actually end up helping put her back on the right path, but I've toyed with this over and over and there is just no getting around it. She's got to take the easy way out in the beginning and I can't help her if she doesn't. Does that make any sense to anyone but me at 1:16 a.m.?
So my new premise will be: The ability to make the right choice in bad situations leads to self fullfillment. (I think this is the premise) or maybe. Taking control of your own destiny leads to satisfaction.
Over a thousand new words tonight.
Thank you Mr. Leto for the inspirational music. It's got my fingers all cranked up and ready to go. I'm excited about this project again.
In the beginning I wanted to tell a simple teen age romance story, but nothing I do is ever easy and my stories always seem to morph and take on a mind of their own. But my goal was a simple love story.
That has changed.
I'm not sure if my page count is going to be changing with it or not but I know that I'm adding at least three chapters in addition to where I had originally started the story. But right now it has relevance to the growth of my lead character not to mention I want her to solve her own problems and not rely on someone else to do that for her.
But as I have been tweaking, re-writing and editing these first three chapters it's become very clear what I'm really writing about.
I'm writing about choices.
About how making the right choice is never easy. If it's easy to make a choice or if it would be easier for you to take a smoother more well worn path--don't do it because it will be the wrong one. You will never appreciate something that comes so easy as you will the things that make you pull at your hair and stomp your feet. And it would be so nice sometimes to take that easy way out but I've learned from experience that you almost always regret it. My father has told me all my life, if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. A good rule to live by in my opinion.
So when my lead(ant)starts out in this story--she's tired of fighting to do the right thing. She's treading water in a quagmire and it's sucking her down slowly but surely. and so she makes a mistake, one that will actually end up helping put her back on the right path, but I've toyed with this over and over and there is just no getting around it. She's got to take the easy way out in the beginning and I can't help her if she doesn't. Does that make any sense to anyone but me at 1:16 a.m.?
So my new premise will be: The ability to make the right choice in bad situations leads to self fullfillment. (I think this is the premise) or maybe. Taking control of your own destiny leads to satisfaction.
Over a thousand new words tonight.
Thank you Mr. Leto for the inspirational music. It's got my fingers all cranked up and ready to go. I'm excited about this project again.
Labels: Choice, Thank you Mr. Leto, TWAB
