Saturday, September 19, 2009

Development

Hi,

So I'm still working but it's good work. I started writing a section that has spawned it's own chapter, so I'm getting very close to start posting again and I'll be sure not to have a gap like this. I have the whole entire story mapped out as I think I mentioned in the last post.

I think It's interesting with United Light after learning about Shawna's main theme of good vs. evil and light and dark and character perceptions, which by the way was spot on when it comes to United Light as a cult but I'm curious to see if she changed my perception of Caine. Anyway,I started to wonder if I had a theme.

I'm starting to think I don't, my writing is about the beginning and the end and how "we" got there. I feel like Spirits & Angels might have more of a solid plot than Spirits did. I remember making the decision to switch to first person after the Drafted Version of Spirits got so many positive comments.

I don't regret it because I feel like there is more of a connection with the characters but at the same time it is slightly limited. If it weren't for Shawna's United Light I don't think I would have been able to do it ! Speaking of which it seems like Shawna and I are once again running into some of the same plot devices (;

Finally I'd like to make some super vague comments because I want to remember this later. I've already made a few decisions, so feel free to ignore this.

1. I know 1 maybe 2 things that aren't going to happen, so future self it you do them you lied.

2. I already drafted out the end, in my head

3. I know what the last song on the playlist is going to be

4. And there is one thing that I'm thinking about doing but it doesn't do anything plot-wise or story-wise.


It's kind've scary writing that because I don't know what I'll do at the end.

15 comments:

  1. I know I will cry at the end ! But, it's all good

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  2. Can you tell us what number 4 is, since it has nothing to do plot wise ? We will totally try to decipher 1-3 on the boards

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  3. It's cool how people's comments had an affect (effect?) on how you wrote. The drafted verison of Spirits was really good.

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  4. I don't think I could be here without you, and I mean that in so many ways. Your music inspired me so much, you made me realize what it means to be a story-teller not just a writer, again.

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  5. I love the first person POV, ecspecially Tomas' it is so spot on. I love everything you have done in S&A, it makes the characters so super well rounded.

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  6. So when you say how we got there you mean the story is about getting to the end ?

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  7. Maybe you will have another story in you at the end ?

    I'd love to hear more about Terry, pre- Spirits.

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  8. Grrr! I hate the super-vauge comments they are super, super vauge.

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  9. Do you feel a lot of pressure to do a good ending ? Just a question.

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  10. Wow, two blog entries in 2 days, I luv it !

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  11. If I know what you mean . . .

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  12. Just for the sake of calling things, I call suicide. Just putting it out there

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  13. I can't wait to learn more about the Adams' guy. I love how there are so many more characters in S&A (Emma,Kasey,Eric . . . ) it makes the story more 3-d

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  14. If someone calls suicide, I call murder . . . I just do.lol

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  15. @ June - I hope it's all good

    @ Lana - Sure, since you asked. I'm thinking of rewriting the first part of Spirits in first person

    @ Lili_Florist - I don't usually let them do it, but I felt it wasn't a major thing.

    @ Shawna - You made me realize that I could do this on my own, so you are always going to be my hero !

    @ Violet - I love the way you use super, thanks

    @ Peacegoddess - Yes and No. I think Spirits was about reaching the end while S & A is really about the journey or Plot

    @ Summer - I don't know about that

    @ July - sorry, they were more for me than you

    @ Penelope - No, I just want it to be something I like

    @ Heidi - I feel bad for not updating

    @ ♥ Joseph ♥ - I know you are having a hard time so (♥) but I don't know what your comment means

    @ Ashlyn - I think someone else called something else. I'm keeping track.

    @ Sonia - Yeah, that's what I wanted

    @ Tabitha - Okay we have Murder, Suicide. I'm holding you to it since someone called Shawna's vague chapter out. Lol

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Let me know what you think !