Nov. 15th, 2009

wc= 22099

Nov. 15th, 2009 12:26 am
zhie: (Default)
Dear current muses,

I know it's difficult for us to try to get to know each other so quickly and jump in and write, but first of all, one of you is not new to this and should be trying to get the newbies to understand the way nano works. Second of all, just because you only have a name and an occupation is no reason to be a terrible muse. Be thankful for the fact you survived Gondolin, and get over it.

I shouldn't have to write this, but the truth is, the best muse of the bunch of you has actually been Glorfindel. Who, during this story, is dead, and yet has managed to come back for multiple flashbacks. Without being bribed with cheesecake! Obviously, if I had known this was going to happen, I would have written a story that didn't occur at the end of the First Age.

We're only 22k in, a number that I could potentially make up in four days if I had to start over. You seem like a swell bunch, but time we're at halfway point tomorrow. I'm giving you until the morning to make up your minds. After that, it's back to England. And without a doubt, the first scene I'll write is a certain uncooperative muse losing his head. Literally.

That is all.

Sincerely,

me

analyzing

Nov. 15th, 2009 10:17 am
zhie: (Default)
I had a thought this morning. The only really good parts of this novel so far are the flashbacks about Glorfindel. Why not scrap the rest, and jump back and tell this as a pre-Unforgettable story instead of a post-Unforgettable story?

And then, I was thinking about it, and really this novel is about letting go (though temporarily). Just as Erestor is having trouble moving forward after Glorfindel's death, I'm having trouble moving a story forward without him -- so much so, I keep writing flashbacks.

Still not sure where I'm going with things on this. Hopefully I'll be at 25K tonight, one way or another.

still haven't budged from 22099...

wc=25350

Nov. 15th, 2009 10:13 pm
zhie: (Gildor)
It's all downhill from now on.

Oh, and Gildor has joined the muses...

Because, if you want your muse to talk, and he won't, just toss his nemesis in and act like it's all good 'cause now there's someone to take over.

You would not BELIEVE how cooperative Erestor's been....

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