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Question for authors: Have you written lately?
Mickey Finn:
Not only have I not written, I've seriously sucked at logging into Cogni, the writer's board I'm supposed to be running.
Sorry, guys.
Flip side...I've been brainstorming like crazy.
Kelli:
Not ina few days. I started a new piece, got about 5k words into it and then realized that, looking back over my outline, I didn't know enough about one of my main plot points and need to research some things further. I haven't had a chance to make it to the university library yet to pick up the necessary psych books.
Murphy's Stunt Double:
Unfortunately, no... been doing too much researching for my thesis ... and blogging... what writing I've been doing *doesn't count* :(
ballplayer72:
yes!! I'm putting the finishing touches on my first book now. Had to add a fight scene with a demon. Its pretty good, I was listening to speed metal when I wrote it, so it has very visceral imagery.
meg_evonne:
Short answer, yes.
Taking an internet class to get feedback as I work a novella into novel. The instructor has asked for 30 pages/week, which I figure is about 9000/wk. I'm struggling to meet that goal AND I started with 30,000 in the hopper and maybe 15 to 20,000 in additional chapter ideas. Reading and critiquing others work takes a lot of time away from writing, but it has proven to be beneficial. Always willing to find a "reading/critique" partner, if any interested.
I also started a college course on grammar---wow! Back when I was learning the traditional response was "Memorize it, that's just the way it is." Now linguists actually have measurable, understandable reasons for sentence structure.
Between the two, I'm really improving my craft!
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