Book Book Book

[bugshaw]

Today, I have been mostly Reading A Book. Coalescent by Stephen Baxter, in case you're wondering. I keep reading for an hour, then putting it down and thinking I should go and do something more productive (such as write a TAFF report or short story or do my taxes) but an hour later I'm back lounging on the bed with the book again. At this rate I'll have finished it in a day. I've not had a day off with a book in faaaaar too long.

I'll be back soon, to ask: "What is it with major plot idea?" unless it resolves itself to my satisfaction in the next 100 pages.

Comments

[athenais.livejournal.com]

I have an idea! How about posting a short story to Deathless Pose? That'd take your mind off the TAFF report.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

I'm incubating - I made a false start on the last one but couldn't get anywhere by deadline (so I've told myself that as I joined late I get off having to do that week's one ;-) but will be less audaciously minac-dodging in future).

It's very scary and difficult, to write a story!

[athenais.livejournal.com]

Oh, all right, you can have a pass for last week, but you must try this week's as best you can. Yes, it is difficult to write a short story! I've written ten, and they all suck! But I have learned several interesting things by doing so. Mostly that I am lazy.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I'll write something. And be happy to accept criticism of a probably very broad brush nature as relevant for someone who has not written a story since childhood... I know to avoid "and X woke up and found it was all a dream" endings, but that's about it!

[athenais.livejournal.com]

Don't put "critiques ok," then, and no one will do more than use that broad brush. I never do. I don't really want everyone to critique me. They can point out something generally not working, but I don't thrive on constructive criticism at this point in my learning curve.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

It'll be a bit late - I've written several actual words but Simon 's birthday lunch today has turned into a lunch then pub then "everyone come back to our house for as long as you like!". The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley, as some writer put it. Sorry.