across the calm water

[aamcnamara]

I now have a fifth draft of "As Large as Alone". (Which is misleading. There were, for example, drafts 4.5, 4.6...) I have rewritten the beginning--yet again. I have changed several things. I have despaired over many things. In the grand tradition of my attitudes toward my writing, yesterday I thought that it was terrible and today I thought it was brilliant.

So I have declared this draft Done and started to send it to people. With luck this will be the definitive one (I say this every time, and if I say it enough times and say this enough times maybe I will start remembering it before I start saying it to begin with). Because arbitrary deadlines are useful, it would be nice if I could submit this somewhere by the end of the month. We'll see how that goes.

Also, it would be nice if I could start work on another story. I keep saying I'll start something, I have started something, but when I devote time and energy to writing somehow it keeps being spent on As Large as Alone. Once I send it out then I will have to work on something else. So there.

Comments

[cristalia.livejournal.com]

*sidles up* I can has book draft?

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

Is short story, actually. But yes, definitely!

[cristalia.livejournal.com]

...okay, you are much more disciplined on short stories than I am, then. :) And thanks!

[aamcnamara.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's just that I am terrified by the idea of rewriting a novel.