Work on the book continues, but I have to admit, I am deviating from my storyboard. Funny, I consult the storyboard before I start, but invariably I add something, some tidbit of something, a hit of a scene to come and "bang" before I know it, I like "where the hell did that come from?" My lead in sentenc of the paragraph is usually the culprit because I feel obligated to help the sentence stand with help of the other words in the paragraph. Of course I am too lazy to actually delete entire paragraphs, at least for right now. Right now, it is all about word vomit. I am vomitting words all over my story. Not a big deal, I'll clean it up later.
Didn't Stephen King say in 'On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft' that a First Draft minus 90% + 10% = final draft.....? Did I get that right, Steve?
Speaking of Steve, I really have enjoyed his books and have taken a lot away from them and use some of that in my fiction writing. I find it easy to write about spooky, erie, ironic, sad, and otherwise dark topics. Not sure why, just has been that way. I try to write heartwarming family tale and the dad ends up coming home as homicidal maniac after driving through a timewarp tunnel on the way home just after picking up a bucket of extra crispy Kentucky Fried Chicken. I just find it easy. Nice stuff takes too much thought. Spooky stuff come easier.
My word count is still paltry and I have not yet experienced the three hours of solid writing that I seek like the Holy Grail....or a Starbuck Tiple Ventie Dolce. I have experienced extended periods of writing where I am merely the medium for putting words on paper (or a computer screen). The story flows, the characters speak and all the while my writing music is in the background. When I awake from this stupor of have to take a leak, it is there; my five hundred word segment. I take enormous pride and satisfaction in periods like this because it makes me feel like there is hope and that maybe I have a shot.
My coffee pot just finished. Not Starbucks, but just as good and made at home!
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