On Writing...

Here's my weekly update on what I've got:

1. Wilderness - Well the rough draft is finally finished and came in right around 75k words. The good news is that the first 2/3 of the draft, I was editing pretty heavily as I went, so it's more like a 2nd or 3rd draft. The bad news is I didn't edit the last 1/3 at all...I just wrote. So I'm sure there'll be alot of cleaning up to do on that part.
   
   75,000 words - Rough draft completed
   
   
2. Legacy - I have taken Arendiwanen, Nightmare and PKJ and combined them, since they were essentially the same story told from three different viewpoints. I'm having to do alot of whittling on the writing I already have to make them fit together, so the word count probably won't rise much at first...I'll have to rewrite alot of it. For now, I'm just going to go with the combined word count for the three.
   
   14,000+ words
   
   
3. Flashback - I still like the premise of this one. But I can't seem to figure where it should go from where I'm at. It looks like this one might be shelved for a time...
   
   2,000+ words - no change
   
   
4. Surviving - I know I said that I shelved this one. The content is a little hard for me to deal with, but I'm thinking if I don't deal with it now, I never will. So, to hell with it, I'm pulling it off the shelf.
   
   just under 3,000 words

So, I guess that's where I'm at. I have a feeling that I'll be working on Legacy mostly and jumping to Surviving if I need a break.

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

On Writing...

Well, it's been a week now. So, here's my working list:

1. Wilderness
   9/16 - 63,000+ words
   9/23 - 69,000+ words
   6,ooo words
   
2. Nightmare
   9/16 - 2,000+ words
   9/23 - 3,700 words
   1,700 words

I haven’t worked on the other stories at all this week…although I have read over them and contemplated some plot stuff.

I do know that this was not a lot of writing…but to be fair, I was sick a few days. I also had to do some rewriting, well, actually I backed up in Wilderness and started writing in a new direction…so, if I removed 5,000 words that were in the original count…that means I actually wrote about 12,000 words. Still not impressive (considering that I have little else to do with my life at the moment), but considering the time I wasted on plot problems in Wilderness…I guess it’ll do. Besides, even at this rate, I would think that I could still finish the rough draft of Wilderness in a month at most. Two weeks if I’d get off my ass and quit playing video games. LOL

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

On Writing...

Aahh... I saw where a friend of mine had started a blog to create some accountability for his writing. Good idea, mind if I borrow it? (Don't bother answering, I'm going to anyway. LOL)

It's been so long since I've written any poetry, and now that I've started, I can't seem to stop. But, I haven't done much with any other writing in a couple of weeks. So, let's see what I have and what I can accomplish in....say a week.

1. Wilderness - This was supposed to be a short story, but it's grown to over 60,000 words so far and I think I'm about 2/3 done. Problem is, I'm stuck for what to do next. My main character is in jail, charged with murder. The real murderer is still running around free. But the question is, how the hell do I get him out of jail? I think I wrote myself into a corner here. I may have to redo the last 50 or 75 pages...which sucks, cause the writing itself is great.
2. Nightmare - great plot idea (at least I think so), and the writing is some of the best I've ever done. Got about 2,000 words on this one, but I can't quite seem to capture the voice I was writing in...
3. Flashback - I love the premise of this one. I also like the style I was writing in. But I put it down for maybe a little too long and can't seem to pick it back up...a little over 2,000 words.
4. Untitled - 500 words, mediocre writing and no idea where I was going with it. Can you say DELETE?
5. Surviving - almost 3,000 words. I liked the writing, it was good and in a different voice than I usually use. But it was about a wife who didn't know her husband was having an affair with her friend...and it got a little close to home. I may pick it back up eventually, but for now....
6. Outcast - 200 words, nice writing, good voice, but no idea what the direction is. This was one of those things that popped into my head while I was drunk. Shelved for the moment.
7. Untitled - over 1,000 words. Good plot, good voice, good writing. But a little too personal...shelved for the moment.
8. PKJ - Working on a title for this one. Good premise, though I may get in trouble for airing the family's dirty laundry. LOL. Over 4,000 words, great voice and good writing. Similar plot to Nightmare though.
9. Tired - 400 words, like the writing and the voice, but the subject matter is a little...disturbing. Reserving judgement on this one.
10. Arendiwanen - Another working title. Good plot, good voice, love the writing. But again, similar to Nightmare. 5,000 words.

So, here's my working list:

1. Wilderness - 63,000+ words
2. Flashback - 2,000+ words
3. Arendiwanen - 5,000+ words
4. Nightmare - 2,000+ words
5. PKJ - 4,000+ words

Now, let's see what I can do in a week. :D

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene