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Clarence S. Campbell Bowl |
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First Line, In The Zone Series, Writing
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Clarence S. Campbell Bowl |
I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.
Ernest Hemingway
I’ve started a new book. I was inspired by my team’s win of the STANLEY CUP. I sort of got obsessed with hockey players. They’re so darn virile. Like modern day gladiators. The last two stories I wrote were for men, so I want to get back to writing something for my own sex.
I chose this quote because I write pretty slow. I need every trick I can find to help me produce more quickly, so this quote reminded me of something I used to do…stop in the middle of a sentence, where I know exactly what was going to come next. Then, when I start each day, I can really START.
P.S. I never really did enjoy reading Hemingway, but maybe someday I’ll give his stuff another chance.
I wrote the end. I really did. But it didn’t work out right. It didn’t feel right. So I’m writing another ending.
I feel a little badly about that, especially considering my very patient editor has been looking forward to reading this for months now. But on the other hand, I truly think the story will be much the better for this extra attention and it’ll be worth it in the long run.
On a side note, in my snippet file, the place where I dump all the big sections I can’t bear to delete completely, I have almost 16,000 words. LOL. I’d post a chunk here, but I just looked at the last part I pasted there and it sucks. So never mind!
Be-Wished, Ellora's Cave, Writing
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