Showing posts with label Muskoka novel marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muskoka novel marathon. Show all posts

Friday, July 16, 2010

Muskoka Novel Writing Marathon

Ok. Novel writing is hard. Writing fiction is really really hard. It's a compression of intent, narrative, theme, character development, dialogue, picture painting pushed into a small basket. Hot water is steamed through the contents, and essence pours out. That's if you are good. Otherwise, all you get is a weak brew with lots of grounds in it. That's what I'm doing...making a camp coffee from a string of words and thoughts that meander like a dusty road which loops back on itself.

First 4 hours, and only 10 pages to show for it. 10 pages of descriptive blather.
Breathe. Drink Tea. Type. Don't edit. Repeat.

Only 68 more hours to go.