On Writing: This book...

[lagilman]

has just decided to leap joyously out of control in the very last chapter, requiring me to go back and input an entire damn subplot throughout said book.


Which of course makes perfect sense and will wind itself seamlessly (we hope) into the exisiting plots like yet another green vine on the jungle-tree, but DAMN it's annoying to come to the last line in the book and have my muse poke me hard with the DUH! Oh course! stick.



Short stories, like dogs, are so much easier to train.

Comments

[debg.livejournal.com]

(nod nod nod nod nod nod nod)

[patchwork-prose.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness! How . . . invigorating!

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

"Short stories, like dogs, are so much easier to train."

Maybe. I'm having what might be similar trouble with a piece of flash fiction.

Could you remind the Keep It Simple Fairy that she hasn't visited me lately?

[newroticgirl.livejournal.com]

keep it simple fairy???

hahahahaah extremely funny to me, having invented the Strike Fairy last night while bowling, followed by the Spare Fairy, and the Bowling Shirt n Shoes Fairy. BWAHAHAHAHA. *pant pant* okay sorry, i'm surrounded by fairies today!

Easier to train, perhaps

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

But not nearly so much fun. Think of them as the literary equivalent of cats. :-)
Three cheers,
Jean Marie

[housellama.livejournal.com]

YAY! More plot-y goodness!

I know it can sometimes be difficult to write, especially when your muse is being uncooperative or overproductive, but it's greatly appreciated by the readers. I just got finished with my third runthrough of CTD and I still love it

-Tug

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

"Short stories, like dogs, are so much easier to train."

An excellent line, but I'm not convinced. I have one SS I've puttered over for a year. But the books, when they decide to show up, are usually intact...