The Joy of Writing
Last night I forced myself to sit down and do my words, even though I really wanted to watch a movie.
It didn't take long to get in the groove of things, and then suddenly, my hero was throwing the heroine over his shoulder! She shrieked, and then bit him, of course. As I wrote I heard myself chuckling. It felt so good. Even though this scene, or at least movement, will probably need to be cut later, I loved writing it.
Writing to be published often means we tailor certain aspects of our stories to fit a publisher's needs. But sometimes we should let loose and go wild. I think Rita mentioned that in yesterday's comments. Just writing to write. No worries, no stress.
My scene is pertinent to the book but if I have to cut the hero's action later on, it'll be okay.
Writing it made me laugh. And at this moment (rough draft stage) that's all that counts to me.
Have you ever done this? Loved what you were writing so much that you kept going, even though you might have to hit the delete key later on?
It didn't take long to get in the groove of things, and then suddenly, my hero was throwing the heroine over his shoulder! She shrieked, and then bit him, of course. As I wrote I heard myself chuckling. It felt so good. Even though this scene, or at least movement, will probably need to be cut later, I loved writing it.
Writing to be published often means we tailor certain aspects of our stories to fit a publisher's needs. But sometimes we should let loose and go wild. I think Rita mentioned that in yesterday's comments. Just writing to write. No worries, no stress.
My scene is pertinent to the book but if I have to cut the hero's action later on, it'll be okay.
Writing it made me laugh. And at this moment (rough draft stage) that's all that counts to me.
Have you ever done this? Loved what you were writing so much that you kept going, even though you might have to hit the delete key later on?
Comments
Sounds like a great scene, Jessie! Personally, I hope you get to keep it. Heh.
I figure all writing is practice. And I need lots of practice!!
You both made me laugh! I need practice too, and I love to laugh at my own writing.
I've asked hubby if it's sad that I like my stories so much. LOL
But then again, sometimes I hate them.
It's a rollercoaster for sure.
Anita, I like your take on this. Deepening characterization, huh? I LIKE it. :-)
I'm the same way. I just cut and paste onto my extra document. It works great. :-)
True, true. With my historical I began to get bored so I switched directions and ended up with a really interesting premise. (lol, according to me)
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for popping in. :-)
Hehee :-)
thanks for stopping by. It's so nice to know I'm not the only one who chuckles at my own writing. LOL
This happens to me all the time. It sure messes up the word count when you have to delete chunks. LOL!
Blessings,
Susan :)