17/01/2005
Biscuits...
Sometimes, nothing else will do...
Digestive biscuits, that's my weakness. But, does it have to be a whole packet?
(Yes, it's a shame to leave any.)
I'm tired, my shoulders are aching (aaah!) and I haven't written as much as I thought I would today, which is a disappointment. The whole book's here in my head, for goodness sake... (I've got no patience with myself sometimes- what was all that about writing things down in a 'whirl of excitement'?? It must have deserted me today...) Trouble is, you see, the story and the characters mean so much to me, I want to be sure I'm giving them and it my all.
Are some authors blessed with bags of confidence, or do they all agonise like me over every single moment of their story?
I can't talk about lines, or pages, or chapters, and I can't break a book down into dialogue, or narrative, or POV etc. To me it's just two people with an incredible love story to tell, which they've entrusted to me to write down... And I've got to get it right... OK won't do- for me, or for them...I have to give it all I've got every time.
Better luck tomorrow!
Love to all, happy reading, and effortless writing!
Susan
Digestive biscuits, that's my weakness. But, does it have to be a whole packet?
(Yes, it's a shame to leave any.)
I'm tired, my shoulders are aching (aaah!) and I haven't written as much as I thought I would today, which is a disappointment. The whole book's here in my head, for goodness sake... (I've got no patience with myself sometimes- what was all that about writing things down in a 'whirl of excitement'?? It must have deserted me today...) Trouble is, you see, the story and the characters mean so much to me, I want to be sure I'm giving them and it my all.
Are some authors blessed with bags of confidence, or do they all agonise like me over every single moment of their story?
I can't talk about lines, or pages, or chapters, and I can't break a book down into dialogue, or narrative, or POV etc. To me it's just two people with an incredible love story to tell, which they've entrusted to me to write down... And I've got to get it right... OK won't do- for me, or for them...I have to give it all I've got every time.
Better luck tomorrow!
Love to all, happy reading, and effortless writing!
Susan
