Hey, I did it! I finished the Bell-Men rewrite yesterday at long, long last. It sucks, and I'm going to have to do a lot of editing, but it's done. Again.
I'm going to give it a rest for a while and see if I can manage a short story or two first, though. I spent last night and today editing The Price of Justice, the novella I wrote a year and a half ago and haven't done much with. When I read it last night, I realized its main problem was that the main character, Coral, just isn't very likeable. I worked hard today to make her a little less neurotic and a little more warm. I also added a short but vital scene halfway through. I'm not sure if it's much better, but at least I worked on it.
Now I need to come up with some short story ideas.
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You could always try and come up with something for the PARSEC anthology...
Sorry - here's the info:
http://www.parsec-sff.org/contest/contest10.html
Theme: The Color of Silence
Huzzah!
Now go indulge yourself in some shorts : )
BT--Oh, cool, maybe I will try for that. That's a fascinating theme. Thanks!
Natalie--Yeah! Wait, what?
Why is it that whatever Nat says we can misconstrue and turn into something dirty?
Good luck with the novella. one of my favorite lengths.
Ooh, congrats on Bell-Men and enjoy the novella.
Jamie--I like novellas too. They're long enough to really get into the characters and world, short enough to read in a sitting.
Cate--Thanks!
Congratulations! :D
I'll be cutting a lot of garbage from my latest story. Once that's done, I'll start over with what little bit I'll have left. It's a lot of work, but I love the character and the story idea (even though it's not much). I'm actually looking forward to it. :)
(Blogger ate my first response, so I'll try again.)
That's great! There's something really satisfying about paring words from a draft to improve it. Have fun!
Novellas are fun. Done is good, and this "done" has been a long time coming.
Yeah, except I'm still not actually done done. I'm just not satisfied with how it's turning out. Until it's the best I can possibly make it, I'm not going to say it's actually done. Alas.
I'm always envious of your novel writing skills. here's to a job well done and finsihed quickly!
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