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Birthdays, Changes, and Whatnot
Jan. 17th, 2021 05:15 pmI'd mentioned on my two WP blogs that I was taking this coming week off, mainly for my birthday on the 22nd and also because of Inauguration Day. Fair enough, yeah? And A has tomorrow off (MLK Day) as well as Friday (personal day), so we'll most likely be doing what we're usually doing these last few months in pandemic season: walking around the neighborhood, doing some errands and shopping, and watching British documentaries. Not complaining, as it's actually quite relaxing and enjoyable.
I may be hitting the Big Five-Oh this coming Friday, but I'm not really putting too much thought into it. It's another number, whatevs. The only celebration is that A ordered me a Boston Cream Pie from the Parker Hotel in Boston -- the originators of said pie-that's-really-a-cake -- which should get here by Thursday. Other than that, I have no big plans. Maybe trade in some of my cds and dvds at Amoeba during the week. Do some writing. Nothing big.
Okay, maybe a few things. Just utilizing the day to kick off some personal plans, is all.
Speaking of writing...I've changed up my writing process once more, which surprises no one, heh. I'm putting aside the 750 Words again for now, if only because it currently feels more like a distraction than a help right now. More to the point, my approach to handling MU4 and Theadia is becoming clearer to me. I suppose one could say it's that they've finally connected with me on a personal level as a writer; I'm beginning to understand the characters better, and I also have a better grasp on the stories they (and I) need to tell. It's kind of funny, really...sometimes I'll connect with a character almost immediately (like I did with most of the gang in In My Blue World), and sometimes it takes ages.
I discovered that with Theadia, the mood of both the story and the characters is Constant But Steady Acceleration. Sort of like the B-Town trilogy in a way. They live in a world where Everything Is Constantly Moving so I need to place the story in that setting. That's not to say that I've given the story strict boundaries, of course. And with MU4, I know one of the running themes for that one is "escape from rigid social conformity" in its various forms: established religions, social connection, career expectation, and so on. Both of them are about outsiders, in a way. I'm very curious to see where these go.
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
I may be hitting the Big Five-Oh this coming Friday, but I'm not really putting too much thought into it. It's another number, whatevs. The only celebration is that A ordered me a Boston Cream Pie from the Parker Hotel in Boston -- the originators of said pie-that's-really-a-cake -- which should get here by Thursday. Other than that, I have no big plans. Maybe trade in some of my cds and dvds at Amoeba during the week. Do some writing. Nothing big.
Okay, maybe a few things. Just utilizing the day to kick off some personal plans, is all.
Speaking of writing...I've changed up my writing process once more, which surprises no one, heh. I'm putting aside the 750 Words again for now, if only because it currently feels more like a distraction than a help right now. More to the point, my approach to handling MU4 and Theadia is becoming clearer to me. I suppose one could say it's that they've finally connected with me on a personal level as a writer; I'm beginning to understand the characters better, and I also have a better grasp on the stories they (and I) need to tell. It's kind of funny, really...sometimes I'll connect with a character almost immediately (like I did with most of the gang in In My Blue World), and sometimes it takes ages.
I discovered that with Theadia, the mood of both the story and the characters is Constant But Steady Acceleration. Sort of like the B-Town trilogy in a way. They live in a world where Everything Is Constantly Moving so I need to place the story in that setting. That's not to say that I've given the story strict boundaries, of course. And with MU4, I know one of the running themes for that one is "escape from rigid social conformity" in its various forms: established religions, social connection, career expectation, and so on. Both of them are about outsiders, in a way. I'm very curious to see where these go.
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
