Pico day 6

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

Here is the post for any comments, snippets or thoughts.

May the magic be with us all!

Comments

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

I typed up the writing I've done over the past couple of days, and added a little bit more. I'm jumping around all over the timeline (I've tried writing from beginning to end - it simply doesn't work for me!). Here's a snippet:


I rested my arms on the rail of the back platform, leaned out and looked up at the sky. The stars were brightening, dotting the deep blue with points of light. This could have been a million miles from Paris, the depths of the Berkshire countryside, and yet the glory, the romance of the City of Light seemed to fill me.

'E lucevan le stelle...' I began, humming almost under my breath, and found that I didn't know any more of the words. I switched genre. 'Tonight, tonight, the world is wild and bright, with suns and moons all over the place...' But it was no fun on my own. 'Maria, Maria, I've just kissed a girl named Maria...'

'My first kiss,' Emma said, appearing out of nowhere, her face pale in the darkness and the tip of her cigarette glowing red.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

The scenes come when they come, although it's tricky keeping the threads untangled when they hop around.

There will be shared memories under the stars?

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

When I get round to writing the memories, yes!

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Great snippet there.

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I like this, the sense of private exhilaration that wants an outlet comes through really well.

I could never write beginning to end either, when I do it things just seem to end up flat.

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, I just get stuck on the boring in-between bits.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Loved this excerpt! I'd quote the whole middle paragraph back at you, but we don't want LJ to run out of italic ;)

I'm always intrigued at different people's writing techniques -- if I don't write linearly, I get into an awful tangle. Kudos for keeping all the threads straight in your head!

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

I have a reasonable idea of what's going to happen and in what order - the main danger is that I forget that I've written a particular bit and try to write it over again...!

And thank you!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I've tried writing from beginning to end - it simply doesn't work for me!)

I often work out a rough draft, a list what I want to happen in the story, but usually get sidertracked by new ideas or entire scenes that just jump into my head.

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, I know those very well! I put them in and then take them out later if they turn out not to work after all.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Great progress.

Lovely snippet.