With the change of the seasons, so goes my scheduling abilities. Lately, either there’s 30 seconds left till midnight, or it’s 1AM and the blog is already past due. Ack. Deadlines are suggestions. Certain deadlines, at least.
For instance, I know of a library in Maryland that is short one title. I know this because I borrowed said book in 1995 and just unpacked it today. Perhaps there’s a warrant for my arrest in this matter. This talk of broken deadlines brings me to my writing situation.
Tis true, the eternal struggle with Velocity continues. I never dreamed I might write at such a tepid pace. Net for a productive week: 5-7 pages. To some authors that’s barely a days work. Stephen King espouses the 4 page a day plan. A nice goal that’s way in the distance. If I write 4 pages in a day, 3 go in the garbage and the remainder lingers in revision hell. There’s just no forcing more content out. Maybe the next book will be different. Or so I pray.
The new short story is coming very soon. Just waiting for it to arrive in the mail. Why mail a story I wrote to myself? A good question. For the answer read tomorrow’s entry.
You know, don’t be so quick to compare your productivity with Stephen King’s. I mean no offense to King fans, but perhaps his stories could use some of your “write 4, pitch 3″ mentality. Granted, the only thing of his I’ve read is “The Stand,” so I don’t have a strong basis for my opinion. But it needed some SERIOUS trimming. I’m not averse to long books, but I don’t appreciate large sections of prose which are clearly not important to the plot. It ends up feeling like filler, and I’d much rather read a succinct, well-written tale. So I ask you, is it telling that this is the only Stephen King book I’ve ever read?
thanks for the boost pollster. i got some interesting news today. guess what dean koontz’s new book is titled? yeah. velocity. guess its time to think up a new title.
Sorry sam, I hated to have to tell you the news…but thought it better that you hear it from someone who cares.
That sucks. But hey, maybe you should change it to Acceleration: The Derivative of Velocity. hee? (Yeah, I know I’m a geek.)
thats not a bad idea. how about my acceleration is much faster than his velocity. er…um….yeah.
How about you call it paycheck
maybe it will carry good Karma
hmmm. ponders….what about the book that got the wife a house?