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Hi, my name is Katherine, and I’m a self-censor. (“Hi, Katherine!”) It really slows me down, because I get bogged down in resisting what happens in a story. The first draft is not the time to decide whether something is kitsch, or too unpleasant, or...Getting back on the [insert mythological animal here].
I had two stories in progress when my cat got sick in December, and I hadn’t touched either of them since until today. Well, I just worked on one a little, and I really like it. It’s also 2700 words so far and I don’t think it’s even...New story in circulation.
I’ve finally come up with a title that I don’t hate with the fiery hate of a thousand suns for the Just Not Right story, so it will be hitting the mailbox tonight. Woohoo!Critters!
My “just not right” story is up at Critters and has already received three critiques. Unsurprisingly, the critiques suggest that I’ve again fallen prey to my most common uncritiqued story problem. I try not to spoon feed readers and let them figure...Cliché story epiphany!
I just realized this morning why the (former) cliché (challenge) story is moving so slowly: that universe is underdeveloped. The SO mentioned Eric Flint and his 1632 anthologies, and somehow that made me realize that no one could write a story in the (former)...Hmmmmm.
I was talking to the SO in the car this morning on the way to work about our respective writing projects. He thinks that the problem I’m having with the story formerly for the cliché challenge is that it’s not a short story, it’s a novel....Alas, alack, and woe.
I don’t think I’m going to finish the cliché story in time to send it to Scalzi. I’m barfy, and the story isn’t finished. At this point, the story lacks conflict, and it just kind of stops rather than ends. I think it’s...*gives latest story the hairy eyeball*
The first story in the one story a week plan is done, and let me tell you, it’s just not right. 😉 Alas, no, it is not the cliché story. I thought I would have more luck with that one next week, while I’m out of town and bored. I’ve never...Sallya is live on Alien Skin
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