Jan 07 2008
Slowly Finding My Way
Emotionally I was fine with the writing I completed last week. Not overly enthusiastic but content. Saturday came along and everything changed. I worked on a scene that turned out to be too technical. Of course, instead of moving on I obsessed about it into Sunday.
I’ve mentioned several times that I like to write simply. No hard words readers need to figure out. No overly explained descriptions of settings. No analogies or metaphors. Just plain old language…that’s what I want to capture.
I now realize that is the reason my MC took on a southern twang. Books where the characters are from the South are written in a virgin-like voice (I just made that term up). I like that. I also believe this is the reason my MC is young. Children are straightforward and from time to time make insightful comments.
Most of the writing I’ve produced is 10% my voice and 90% what I think others expect to read. Trusting my voice 100% will require that I break from conventional writing. Not a little but a lot. It will affect the overall tone of the book and the structure. That isn’t necessarily a negative, but I wonder whether I’m a skilled enough writer to pull it off.
There’s only one way to find out. This week I’ll write my way without concerning myself with the expectations of others.
Total word count for the week: 3863