April 03, 2002
The Dare continues. I've managed
The Dare continues. I've managed my hour everyday so far, and I'm actually enjoying my hour each morning. Did I say I thought I'd hit a wall on "Blue Lady"? Ha! And again I say, ha! No no. Today I hit a wall on it. I've reached a point where I have to decide what the final confrontation is and what it means. No more writing to stall. I think I'm going to have to wait and let my subconscious stew on it a bit more, because I'm not sure where it's going. So, I started reading over The Host, trying to remember where I was. This is really the first time I've read huge chunks of it, not counting when it was being written.
I'm pleasantly surprised. The story seems to flow pretty well, and I still like my characters (what a relief!). I'm looking forward to diving back in, which I plan to do starting tomorrow morning.
I also rejoined Critters today, partly on a whim. I sent in one critique, and dropped "Midsummer" into their queue of stories to be critiqued. I think doing more critiques will be good for me, analyzing what makes something work or not work. We'll see.
