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A Delicate Balance
Jun. 12th, 2005 09:54 pmOkay, so I finally figured out why I ran out of gas so close to the end of Book 3 of the trilogy. Upon reading the last few chapters, it dawns on me that while I was going in the right direction, I kind of lost track of the overall theme of the book. It might be because I was too worried about actually getting the words out to notice, but I really don't think that was it. I'm definitely sure that it was because I just had a lot going on in my life that was a bit more important. I don't want to say that I couldn't multitask--a year or so ago I'd write close to 1k even after a hellish day at work during the 4th quarter--it was just that I had to concentrate on more important things.
I'm posting this basically for myself, but also to reiterate that it wasn't because I'd tired myself out by doing close to 1000 words almost every day for two years straight. I can still write over 500 easily within a few hours (I just have to stop being sidetracked by the TV or a certain fiancée... :p ), and I can still work on more than one story at a time. I know that I've got what it takes to be a professional writer. All I need, though, is to get back into the swing of things.
On a side note, I'm still working on the trilogy reference book, and I think that'll be something that I'll do on the in-between (say, during lunchtime at work or when I'm not at the computer writing). I still think there's a lot of stuff in this world of mine that I can use elsewhere.
So am I going to pick up the trilogy again, now that I've found my focus again?
Hell, yeah! :)
(Oh--and the subject line? I think that's in the running for the new working title for Book 3, as The Process of Belief actually doesn't work at all. :) )
I'm posting this basically for myself, but also to reiterate that it wasn't because I'd tired myself out by doing close to 1000 words almost every day for two years straight. I can still write over 500 easily within a few hours (I just have to stop being sidetracked by the TV or a certain fiancée... :p ), and I can still work on more than one story at a time. I know that I've got what it takes to be a professional writer. All I need, though, is to get back into the swing of things.
On a side note, I'm still working on the trilogy reference book, and I think that'll be something that I'll do on the in-between (say, during lunchtime at work or when I'm not at the computer writing). I still think there's a lot of stuff in this world of mine that I can use elsewhere.
So am I going to pick up the trilogy again, now that I've found my focus again?
Hell, yeah! :)
(Oh--and the subject line? I think that's in the running for the new working title for Book 3, as The Process of Belief actually doesn't work at all. :) )
