June 06, 2003
Progress!
I started a new story today. Hallelujah! This morning, hyped on caffeine and sleep deprivation, I was listening to "Killing in the Name Of", by Rage Against the Machine and just got in a sudden, violent, angry mindset--not that I was angry or violent, but that there was this force inside my head that was--so I started writing, and out popped Max. Reconsidering her name because of the whole Dark Angel thing, but for now, she's Max. In two and a half pages, I finished the opening scene and learned that whoever Max is, she's got a pretty powerful enemy--and that she can kick goblin ass. I've never written combat before. I think it worked pretty well. And besides, it's a great way to start a story!
So very very glad to be writing again. I don't have the words.
Update
After a little nap, I'm up to 560 words and I'm looking to finish the opening scene before I go over to Dawn and Jason's for 7th Sea. I have a plot! Sort of. Well, at any rate, I have a protagonist, an antagonist, and a henchman--assuming the protag doesn't kill the henchman in this first scene. Heehee.
Guess what I'm doing....
I'M WRITING.
Holy shit. I haven't written an original word that wasn't either for an RPG or for a MUSH since February, and I'm 300 words into a brand new story. I haven't slept yet (much), but I'm so damn wired I may stay up all day.
I'M WRITING!
There aren't words to express my feelings. Jesus, did I ever miss this.
