Just a brief post this week to say my novel is moving along nicely. I busted out 16 pages in one week!! Over 59K words. I’m into the new stuff – the final section of the story. This is the magical time when I go to bed with characters and scenes buzzing around my head, and I wake up energized to write some more.
It can also be a time of self-delusion. But there’s an expression among writers: “Give yourself permission to write crap.” It means to let the creativity flow, unfettered by expectations, and always looking forward, never back. That’s the attitude I’m taking. There’ll be time for editing and rewrites. But right now, I’m happy with this project and happy with myself.
Reading update: I finished Felice Picano’s LIKE PEOPLE IN HISTORY. Great stuff – I’m putting him a notch ahead of Andrew Holleran, a notch below Neil Bartlett. And I just finished Scott Heim’s WE DISAPPEAR. Even greater stuff. This guy knows how to craft a story, sustain a mood and put out extraordinary lyrical passages.
