[Writing]
[writing] A story, this morning
Right brain woke me up at 3 am (after seven hours’ sleep, so this was okay) and demanded to write a story. The idea was an offshoot of a conversation between
The part I’m happiest about is this is only the second time I’ve tried to write from scratch since the surgery in November. Gotten a lot of productive revision and rewriting done, but that’s a different process for me. I have no idea if this piece is any good, I’ll let my first readers tell me that.
But damn me, I wrote something. And I feel good about it. Fuck cancer.
Posted: 5:52 am Tue February 23 2010 |
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Stephen Watkins
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:11 amThat is one heck of an evocative title, at the very least.
Ashavan Doyon
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:27 amI hate it when medical issues get in the way of my writing and I’m glad you’ve pushed past that barrier.
I like the title. And the premise, but I’m a sucker for anything that involves faerie.
John Ginsberg-Stevens
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:15 amWow. I just have a *cold* and I could only manage 500 words last night.
Can’t wait to see it!
Stevie
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:11 pmDo I detect a passing homage to Roger Zelazny in the title?
Really, really pleased you are writing!
Cora
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:28 pmCongratulations on getting back to writing new fiction.