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P P P
Thank goodness next week is a “reading week” for College. I’ve just had an intense seven days with no break, lots of classes, and little rest. There are a number of deadlines looming for projects in the coming weeks. I’m going to have to get on top of my research for an essay, and start polishing my film treatment. Today I tackled a re-write of a story that was rejected from a magazine last month. It was good to rework it and smooth off the rough edges. I fired it off to another market. Let’s see how it fares this time. It’s been at least six weeks since I’ve had…
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metaphors on writing and making progress
For me, coming up with new ideas is not a problem. I’ve plenty of them. But, as the maxim goes: an idea is not a story. Crafting the idea into a story is the tricky part. Thinking of this I opened up my “ideas” file yesterday, and was grateful I had the sense to outline some of them. I’d forgotten several concepts until I re-read them. Always get it down on paper. Or, as in this case, transcribe it as data. The file needed updating, so I added a number I’ve been mulling over. This simple document is broken down into sections: short stories, novels, comics, and screenplays. By the…
