August 21, 2003
Vocal characters
I think I've successfully conveyed, here and elsewhere, how much I enjoy writing dialogue, especially when it's crisp and snappy, but also when it's really revealing stuff. I've noticed, in this novel particularly, characters seem to give speeches and have monologues quite a bit. I'm not sure if it's good or bad, but they're usually tremendous fun to write. Today had a monologue that just made me beam for hours afterwards. I love that feeling. Love it love it love it. It's what makes me keep fighting.
Typo or my subconscious intervening, you decide...
Wrote a combat scene earlier this morning. Was a little concerned that bits of it were cliche or too simple, you know, that my heroine was making an obviously stupid mistake that no one in their right mind should make. In rereading a bit of the scene I found the following typo that made me laugh:
"The evitable finally happened."
I looked it up. "Evitable" is a word. It means "avoidable".
In other news, I rediscovered how much I love writing to classical music, and rediscovered in particular my absolute adoration for Bach. Thanks,
