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09/08/2004: "Taped To My Monitor"
Pages Written: A measly 3
In my new issue of Writer's Digest (a magazine I don't particularly find useful but bought as one of those school fundraising things,) I found a quote by Lynda Sandoval that I taped to my monitor.
"Every serious author must develop a my-life-depends-upon-it level of perseverance."
I forget that sometimes--like on days when I'm tired from getting up early to get my son off to school. Or on days when my allergies are killing me. Or on days that contain the letters M,T,W,F, and S.
But now I have that little piece of paper right there in front of me. No excuses now!
Today I'm finishing up my novella characters' first sex scene, which turned out to be pretty decent. But while writing it, I noticed a pattern of mine. I tend to write two sex scenes in a row--the first always in the heroine's POV, and the second in the hero's. I think it's because my heroes are always tortured in some way, so putting the second scene in their POV allows me to leave an emotional lovemaking scene in a powerful way.
But something is different in my novella. I DIDN'T write a second sex scene in the hero's POV. I couldn't figure out why the story didn't feel the same as my others, why I didn't need a second scene in his POV. Then I realized that it's because for the first time, my hero isn't tortured. He's pretty normal. This time, the heroine has issues. Big, weird ones. It'll be interesting to see how this novella turns out. I think it could be either really good...or really, really weird!
