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Writing Log
Apr. 22nd, 2008 10:21 am"Tree of Life" Writing Log
Words: about 500
Total words: 1,135
Overused word: sapling
Gratuitous technology: a beanstalk up to the spaceport
Type of scene: transitioning back to the present from a "the story 'til now" chunk.
Challenge(s): Writing backstory without being boring or melodramatic.
Which surprisingly gory penalty is it anyways?The penance was death. If they caught him with an uprooted holy tree or even a seed, he would be staked out across the roots of a holy tree. Once the sun had baked the life from him, his body would fertilize the tree.
Notes: This is the beginning of the story, and it segues into a "the story 'til now" when it's only a couple of paragraphs in. But I think that's the best way to tell it? But I know that my beginning-fu is lousy. Fortunately, my edit-fu is strong. Also, that 10,000 words as a target length is only a guess. The plot is longer than a standard short story, but I'm not sure by how much. The Muse laughed when I talked about it and told me it sounded like it was going to be a novel. He still mocks me about that now and then. PLEASE GOD, DON'T LET IT BE A NOVELLA.
Other writingy stuff:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
penthius freewriting, which I mistakenly posted in cloudscudding and only just now moved to its proper place.
Non-writing stuff: Worked the morning, and also did some cleaning and planted a rosebush in the afternoon.
Words: about 500
Total words: 1,135
Overused word: sapling
Gratuitous technology: a beanstalk up to the spaceport
Type of scene: transitioning back to the present from a "the story 'til now" chunk.
Challenge(s): Writing backstory without being boring or melodramatic.
Which surprisingly gory penalty is it anyways?The penance was death. If they caught him with an uprooted holy tree or even a seed, he would be staked out across the roots of a holy tree. Once the sun had baked the life from him, his body would fertilize the tree.
Notes: This is the beginning of the story, and it segues into a "the story 'til now" when it's only a couple of paragraphs in. But I think that's the best way to tell it? But I know that my beginning-fu is lousy. Fortunately, my edit-fu is strong. Also, that 10,000 words as a target length is only a guess. The plot is longer than a standard short story, but I'm not sure by how much. The Muse laughed when I talked about it and told me it sounded like it was going to be a novel. He still mocks me about that now and then. PLEASE GOD, DON'T LET IT BE A NOVELLA.
Other writingy stuff:
penthius freewriting, which I mistakenly posted in cloudscudding and only just now moved to its proper place.Non-writing stuff: Worked the morning, and also did some cleaning and planted a rosebush in the afternoon.
