Motivation

Man, I cannot get motivated to write. Not even a little bit. I need to just get back to the tried and true. You sit down for two hours in front of your computer/typewriter/writing pad and you don't get up until a) you have written something or b) there is nothing but a blank screen (in my case). Then you do it again the next day.

OK, got an e-mail from one of the speakers at last years ACFW convention. Very cool, cool guy good writer. He asked if my story was the one with the mute girl in it. Alas, mine is not. Mine is the one that needs alot of work still.

I'm am scrapping the prologue completely. And Jay, I plan on sending you a copy of the manuscript (you asked for it, haha). I am rewriting a new action-packed prologue that will send the reader's minds whirling with desire to read more, at least thats the plan. Then I will re-read the entire manuscript again removing all mention of a certain race that will remain nameless until the second book and writing something coherent regarding the Jade Throne (what a mess that's turned out to be. I mean what am I supposed to do with it? I think it was ill concieved but I'm pretty sure I can salvage the idea I just need to do alot or re-writing).

And the dialogue, mechanically, to many periods not enough commas. I'll have to look at it. A scene where Jan and his wife have a real conflict. Less narrative, less -ly adverbs, more showing. I like narrative by the way, sometimes it's the only way to really get some description done.

Just tighten things up I guess. I need to add a scene when Cyrus is dying (more showing instead of telling) and ends up crippled instead of dead. Mmm, yeah and then seriously start working on the next one. I have some good ideas that need to be tweeked but one thing at a time I guess.