A log of progress on my attempt of writing a novel. Goal is to write at least 1 page for 365 days.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Ideas rushing at my head
I'm tackling a period of writer's block on one story and getting inspired to write another. Fortunately I'm making myself stick to one project at a time. I just may decide to release a chapter or two of my current story out to the wonderful world of the internet to get some criticism. I however want to make sure everything meets my high standards. It has been roughing keeping myself on track, but I think by forcing myself back to attention is working for once. Through the points of writer's block and even writer's fatigue I've been forcing myself through. Well not much really has advanced in the plot. I've actually have been debating that cemetery scene yet again. I personally almost feel it's overdone in horror type stories, but it's also a staple. Also I think it adds to the mystery to some extent especially when observing some of the old tombstones. I feel it is actually really adding to the depth of the story. Since there's quite a bit of back story weaved within the current mystery, I almost feel I owe it to anyone that may read this story to understand the significance of the past. The eerie graveyard with graves dating back 3 centuries I feel allows a reader to be immersed with the past and understanding what's going on in what seemed to be a peaceful town. I just feel I finally justified to myself adding in a cemetery to my story and now it's deciding how much of a role to have it play. Personally when I see an old gravestone I almost feel that's a link back to a distant time. Since the back story is very important some characters may feel that link to the past.
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