If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
–Toni Morrison
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If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
–Toni Morrison
“Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.”
–Jane Smiley
I saw this quote today and thought it was a timely reminder as I am currently writing the first draft of Ghost at the Cemetery. At a little under 6,000 words, I cannot say I am particularly happy with the result so far. In fact, I was feeling a little despondent this afternoon–until I saw this quote.
Yes, I can acknowledge this first draft isn’t great, but as long as I continue writing until I get to the end, I will be happy. The first edit will be HUGE! But at least I will have a (shaky) draft to work with.
I’m pleased that I can recognise the fact that I still have a lot of work ahead of me, especially when the first draft is done. Yet, I feel invigorated knowing that my brain is already working on the improvements I intend to make. And knowing that, the story I currently write is morphing in a slightly different direction than I intended to accommodate the changes.
My intention is to complete the first draft by 30 November. I am on track to reach that goal.
An online dictionary states the following:
noun: cloud seeding
the dropping of crystals into clouds to cause rain.
An online dictionary states the following:
noun North American
a trail of condensed water from an aircraft or rocket at high altitude, seen as a white streak against the sky; a vapour trail.
An online dictionary states the following:
noun: chemtrail
a visible trail left in the sky by an aircraft and believed by some to consist of chemical or biological agents released as part of a covert operation, rather than the condensed water of a vapour trail.
An online dictionary states the following:
noun: geo-engineering
the deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental process that affects the earth’s climate, in an attempt to counteract the effects of global warming.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Mark Twain
When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people, not characters. A character is a caricature.
Ernest Hemingway