Well, I'm awake and have nothing better to do, so I might as well blog. I haven't been able to knit, so I've been writing in my free time instead. Most of it is for a story that I'm working on with a friend over instant messenger. It's really starting to get interesting because there are a lot of potential issues that could come up and last night, we were talking about the issue of racism as it applies to a fantasy setting. Not usually the best path to take, but I do have a character who is racist, and perhaps almost for a justified reason. She takes it way too far and it is wrong, but considering the fact that her people have been at war and she hasn't had the most ideal life, she could be doing a lot worse than she is.
But that's really not what I intended to talk about. What I wanted to talk about was the idea of looking back on stuff that I've written over the past year or two and seeing how far I've come. One thing (in writing or in life) is that it's hard to make a judgement on that when you're in the middle of a situation. You really have to step back and make an observation.
I've even been looking back at Snapshots, which isn't necessarily the best embodiment of this. I was re-reading over some of what I have written and in the second chapter, only the very ending is strong. Chapter three, which was written in April of 2008, is mediocre. Really, only chapters one (because it was the first), four and what I've written so far of six are what I would consider really good. Chapter five is decent, especially towards the end. I've started to learn how to weave description in with dialogue, which is a most excellent thing.
I think I should work some on chapter six over spring break. But for now, I should probably go to bed and try to get at least couple more hours of sleep before morning really comes.
But that's really not what I intended to talk about. What I wanted to talk about was the idea of looking back on stuff that I've written over the past year or two and seeing how far I've come. One thing (in writing or in life) is that it's hard to make a judgement on that when you're in the middle of a situation. You really have to step back and make an observation.
I've even been looking back at Snapshots, which isn't necessarily the best embodiment of this. I was re-reading over some of what I have written and in the second chapter, only the very ending is strong. Chapter three, which was written in April of 2008, is mediocre. Really, only chapters one (because it was the first), four and what I've written so far of six are what I would consider really good. Chapter five is decent, especially towards the end. I've started to learn how to weave description in with dialogue, which is a most excellent thing.
I think I should work some on chapter six over spring break. But for now, I should probably go to bed and try to get at least couple more hours of sleep before morning really comes.
3 comments:
Your writing has shown development and improvement over the YEARS you have been doing it :) And I can say years!LOL I think you might be a little harsh on yourself with Snapshots however, because when you put the whole thing together in one document (I did when I printed out the entire thing you emailed me:)), it flows well... yes there areas that could be improved, but that is what editing does :)
I still think you should consider getting it published ;)
Compared to everything else, chapters two and three aren't as strong. And there are discontinuities between the chapters, especially due to the fact that I've discovered more things since first writing.
True.... but you can do the editing and make it cohesive ;)
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