Ohhhhhh I don’t know. There’s too many options. Occasionally that’s a bad thing. I’m trying to add in continuity notes for that first manuscript (still, yes, I know) and I’ve got all the written scenes dropped in, except for the last three or four. I’d really like to put them in, because I think they’d … Continue reading
Author Archives: Aine Crabtree
structural integrity
Today I successfully compiled all of the scenes I’ve written for R+S into a single, chronological document. (Remember, R+S is shorthand for the fake temp title of book 1 – Rocket and Sunchoke.) This isn’t to say it’s ready for people to read yet. No, it’s got enormous gaping holes – they’re uh, between the … Continue reading
The problem with villainy
Don’t stare at the word “villainy” too long, it starts to look really weird. That’s not the actual problem with villainy, by the way. But good luck not staring at it now. No, the real problem comes with creating truly memorable villains – what makes an antagonist stand out? Even more complex, how do you … Continue reading
Middle of February? Yeah, we’ll call that first of the year.
Yeah so, I’m back at it. This “mini writing break” turned out to be not entirely as miniature as I had intended. That’s in character. It’s not an excuse. But I am so obsessed with character integrity, apparently even I can’t go OOC. Anyway, now that NaNoWriMo has concluded (and successfully, I might add) it’s … Continue reading
Day 3
Today’s word count: 4179 Wrote a little over 1700 last night, which is not as high as I’d like, but still good. And content is now spawning its own content, which is even better. The material that Tailor promised would yield a chapter has become two, the other half being given over to Camille’s custody, … Continue reading
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