Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Changing ways
I have put the book I was working on on hold indefinetely. I had lost interest in it while I was too busy to work on it for about 2 weeks. On the bright side, a new idea popped up in my mind that I am now working with. The basic premise is WW3 from the perspective of a soldier in Afghanistan when it starts. It will be a Christian novel. Other then that I will get into more depth on as it progresses.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Taking away excuses
I have two main excuses that I have been using when I feel like I should be writing. One is time. I just never seem to have enough of it. When I do have a little time I am normally at work, which means I would have to use my cellphone or tablet to write. Using either of these for quick notes is great, but an extended amount of writing on them is terribly annoying. Until now. I made an investment for my writing, and bought a bluetooth keyboard that works with my tablet, and the case for it even doubles as a stand for my tablet. I just bought the keyboard two days ago, and I've already written more then I had since I started this novel. I am actually writing on it right now.
Since I have picked it back up, the book seems to be coming a lot easier. I am now able to visualize my characters, the landscape, and where the story is heading. It's all flowing a lot easier. The only problem with this so far, is that I am going to have to edit a lot of it. I am writing a lot faster, so I tend to make spelling and grammar mistakes more often, and there tend to be some things that just don't fit. As this is my first novel I don't feel too bad about this, which surprises me, since I tend to feel like I should quit anything I'm not perfect at right away.
The whole point of this, is that those of you who are ready to make excuses when something feels too hard, or you think it's not perfect, find a way to get rid of those excuses. You'll find that once you get a little momentum things will come faster and faster. Before you know it, you'll have a wonderful work of literature (atleast that's what I'm hoping for).
Since I have picked it back up, the book seems to be coming a lot easier. I am now able to visualize my characters, the landscape, and where the story is heading. It's all flowing a lot easier. The only problem with this so far, is that I am going to have to edit a lot of it. I am writing a lot faster, so I tend to make spelling and grammar mistakes more often, and there tend to be some things that just don't fit. As this is my first novel I don't feel too bad about this, which surprises me, since I tend to feel like I should quit anything I'm not perfect at right away.
The whole point of this, is that those of you who are ready to make excuses when something feels too hard, or you think it's not perfect, find a way to get rid of those excuses. You'll find that once you get a little momentum things will come faster and faster. Before you know it, you'll have a wonderful work of literature (atleast that's what I'm hoping for).
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