The chapter is done. Finished it up with some dialogue. I don't like the ending line, but it'll do for now. I need to double check that my logic...makes sense. Logic and I do not get along.
Current word count: 64,479
Would have posted this two days ago, but blogger felt it was a good time for maintenance. Working on chapter 11 now. Would have had more done last night, but I was focused on editing and making sure my video didn't explode. Took six hours to upload. That is ridiculous. I have been told that I need to make videos in a different way. Hopefully, this will reduce the size and upload time.
I need to learn how to write without so much dialogue.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Gah Dialogue
I just finished Dedrad's Prologue literally a minute ago. I like how it started and finished, though I might need to tweak the middle a bit. I got discouraged half-way in between, so I think the writing is a little off. That's besides the point though...I'm over 25% done now and I am pleased. I still need to go back and finish Chapter 5, but I think I will be prepared to write that after the weekend (I'm going on another ski trip; pray I don't break my neck). I finally have a clear picture of the Eastern base in my head (I may have to change the name considering the size of the territory I'm using). I broke North America. *GIANT EVIL SMILE FACE*
Ignore that last bit. What I'm afraid of now in my writing is an excessive use of dialogue in the chapters. I think I might need more narrative, but I'm still developing my description and vocabulary skills. I'm a fairly casual writer, and though my writing and word usage has improved in the last few months, I doubt it's where I want it to be. My plan is just to get all I want to say out and worry about how horrible it is later. As I learned in class this week, dialogue can be extremely useful, but it can only go so far. Action is needed, because what a character DOES is more powerful than what they SAY...unless you're looking to spark some pretentious Facebook statuses.
Current rough draft completion: 26% (ish)
Overall completion: 19.5%
Word Count: 23,015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64
BE A MAN.
Ignore that last bit. What I'm afraid of now in my writing is an excessive use of dialogue in the chapters. I think I might need more narrative, but I'm still developing my description and vocabulary skills. I'm a fairly casual writer, and though my writing and word usage has improved in the last few months, I doubt it's where I want it to be. My plan is just to get all I want to say out and worry about how horrible it is later. As I learned in class this week, dialogue can be extremely useful, but it can only go so far. Action is needed, because what a character DOES is more powerful than what they SAY...unless you're looking to spark some pretentious Facebook statuses.
Current rough draft completion: 26% (ish)
Overall completion: 19.5%
Word Count: 23,015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64
BE A MAN.
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