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Post by Velvet on Feb 7, 2011 14:33:37 GMT -5
So I thought about it and decided to give this 'babble' thing a go. It's better than babbling to myself at any rate. I have to admit that I've kinda been procrastinating on starting the next chapter. I'm not sure why. Although I have tons of valid reasons and excuses to use, in the back of my mind I know that I've been putting it off. Maybe it's because the preliminary or introductory chapters are, for the most part, out of the way and the really heavy stuff is waiting to be delved into? Not sure. *sigh* I'm forcing myself to work up a story board today. Even if I don't write a thing, I'm going to do that story board if it kills me! Um, a bit dramatic? Yeah. But I've got to get it done - even now I'm procrastinating by writing this instead of getting to it! Okay...so I'm uh...I'm going...*tap - tap - tap* ...I'm still here *sigh*
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Post by celebkiriedhel on Feb 7, 2011 19:26:07 GMT -5
LOL - Go write!!! I'll be patient. really. In all seriousness - you're a great writer. I'm really impressed with all that I've seen so far. Generally, I find that I put things off because of 1 of two reasons - either I don't have the headspace, or I'm scared of something. If it's the first - then taking a break into something different helps, and writing about what I'm feeling about when I think of writing helps with the second. I'm not sure that forcing yourself to do things necessarily encourages you to keep writing. It makes writing a painful experience rather than a joyous one. (Using Joyous in the meta-feeling sense).
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Post by Velvet on Feb 7, 2011 21:06:23 GMT -5
You ! Thanks for cracking the whip *chuckles*. I went in, prepared the story board and actually pulled some pictures together. 'Course, I have a feeling that I'm gonna change them, add, and delete and rearrange the lot but eh - I did something. Thank you for the that Kiri. I've been thinking about it and I finally realized that I'm enjoying writing my fan fic story better. I think it's because it's a story I've wanted to write for a long time and I'm just now hitting my stride. It's fan fiction but it's very much my own story. It feels good to finally be 'writing' it and I'm finding it harder and harder to break away from it. I re-read the first two chapters of JTC to reacquaint myself with the characters. There's still a lot of story to tell and I feel as thought I'm torn in two. When I really put myself into something - I'm all in. I have a hard time dividing my time and thoughts. If I spend time with JTC I feel as if I should be working on the other story and vice-versa. What a world, what a woorrld!
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Post by celebkiriedhel on Feb 7, 2011 23:49:19 GMT -5
Good to hear you managed to get past your hump.
Personally, if you have a hard time dividing your time and thoughts, then maybe you need to 'routine'ise it to give yourself permission to write the one that you're in. That is, tag particular days as days when you do BV, and other days when you do JTC. So that way, when you start feel like you should be working on the other, you can tell yourself that it's not the day to be doing that.
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Post by Velvet on Feb 9, 2011 9:02:24 GMT -5
Good idea Kiri - I'll try that . Thanks! I made more progress yesterday. I decided that this next chapter will be an introduction of sorts - to the last "main" character. I've taken loads of pictures to get it right and I feel confident now that I have all the angles, shots and highlights I need. It was a pain in a way because the character I use, keeps aging up. (Why didn't Maxis give us a freakin' cheat to age sims the way we want? Who wants to age-up all the time, I want to age-backwards!) So now, I have to create a new story board. But that shouldn't be much of a problem as I now have a solid idea of where this chapter is going. I'm thinking it may be a bit longer than the usual 20 pics. Although my previous chapter was more text than anything. I'll have to play around with that. Feeling pretty up beat about this now (in large part to you m'dear Kiri:) ).
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Post by Velvet on Feb 28, 2011 16:07:27 GMT -5
Whoo=hoo! Happy days are here again. Yes, I laid out a completely new story board for chapter 3 (just as I thought I would) but not only that, I have chapters 4 and 5 laid out as well. Chapter 3 has been imported to Scrivener's corkboard and I am in business. Now off to writing. *Happy dance, happy dance* la-de-dah Some other thoughts - it seems this story is going to take some twists - I should have guessed. I was taking some pics last night and it seems that Mrs Morgana Wolff is one multi-layered character. The deeper you go *shrugs*. And I'm not too sure about the fate of Thorn. His future is very foggy all of a sudden and I'm not sure why. Is it something good? Bad? What?! He's been hiding from me and I'm wondering what's up. (I don't think he's real - really). Anywho - off to do some typing!
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Post by Velvet on Mar 21, 2011 18:05:44 GMT -5
I looked at the date of my last post and felt ashamed! I tell ya I should be drawn and quartered! Okay, I've finally finished chapter 3 (I can't believe I've only gotten that far!). BUT, I have the impetus now to go on to four. So, the wait for it won't be as long.
I feel like I've finally pushed through, climbed over and knocked down the wall that kept me from starting this chapter. Anywho, I conquered it!
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Post by Velvet on Mar 28, 2011 8:40:17 GMT -5
Remind me never to send my story off without waiting first! I sent chapter 3 to my beta (Bella) the night I finished. Big mistake! I can't believe how many basic errors there were . Oh well, it's a good thing she's got my back. She pointed them out without making me feel two kinds of stupid and saved my bacon - again. :giggle: Anywho, it's a good thing she's there to help. This time has given me some distance from the story. I was able to go back over it and fix a lot of things I didn't like. I know a writer should always wait before releasing her/his scribblings but I was excited. Oh well, it's a learning process yes?
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