Buffalo Gal

It seems the best way to make your characters bold , fully formed and fascinating is to ignore them.
My desk has reached that level of entropy which requires some level of moving things around each morning, but thanks to the neglected narrators of "Women Who Wine" I'm beginning to enjoy the task. Every morning is like a literary Easter Egg hunt of scribbled characterizations and dialogue for the book I'm not working on.
A couple of the slight scribbled notes actually caused me to laugh out loud on re-read this morning. Barring dementia and demon poseession (possibilities that can never be discounted for any writer), I have to say my characters are jealous of the current project in front of me. They are promising to behave so much better than the last we spent quality time.
They know that the current project has both a fixed deadline and specific payment schedule. They have neither.
Still they taunt me with new possibilities and clever turns. They volley at the track switch as to who can next derail my train of thought. They deliver just enough subconscious dialogue to force my fingers from the keys and to the nearest pen and paper.
By this morning's count they grabbed me a record 16 times yesterday. It's no wonder I'm behind schedule.
So, I'm going to have to ignore them. I will stay on task.
Unless it's something really good.

Copyright 2004 Judi Griggs

Buffalo Gal Judi Griggs I'm a communications professional, writer, cynic, mother, wife and royal pain. The order depends on the day. I returned to my hometown in November 2004 after a couple of decades of heat and hurricanes. I can polish pristine copy, but not here. This is my morning exercise -- 20-minute takes without a net or spellcheck. It's easier than sit ups for me. No guarantee what it will be for you. Clicking on the subscribe link will send you an email notice when each new entry is posted.
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) Share on Facebook		2004-06-23 8:09 AM The characters are getting restless It seems the best way to make your characters bold , fully formed and fascinating is to ignore them. My desk has reached that level of entropy which requires some level of moving things around each morning, but thanks to the neglected narrators of "Women Who Wine" I'm beginning to enjoy the task. Every morning is like a literary Easter Egg hunt of scribbled characterizations and dialogue for the book I'm not working on. A couple of the slight scribbled notes actually caused me to laugh out loud on re-read this morning. Barring dementia and demon poseession (possibilities that can never be discounted for any writer), I have to say my characters are jealous of the current project in front of me. They are promising to behave so much better than the last we spent quality time. They know that the current project has both a fixed deadline and specific payment schedule. They have neither. Still they taunt me with new possibilities and clever turns. They volley at the track switch as to who can next derail my train of thought. They deliver just enough subconscious dialogue to force my fingers from the keys and to the nearest pen and paper. By this morning's count they grabbed me a record 16 times yesterday. It's no wonder I'm behind schedule. So, I'm going to have to ignore them. I will stay on task. Unless it's something really good. Copyright 2004 Judi Griggs Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top