Diary Of An Edit #5
February 19th, 2010
[Freaking WP was being slow when I tried to post this a few days ago so I gave up and almost forgot about it. Here it is.]
Been awhile since I did one of these. :) Feels good to get back into it.
I’m already in pain. I wish I’d filled this section out in more detail the first time I wrote it.
I’m afraid of making this section too long. What I do write needs to be interesting because the action clearly isn’t here and yet- I need this part… so do I rush through it or slice away needed depth? Which is worse?
Eh, a little better- a little worse. An eye for an eye.
Ah~! That’s so fricking cliche!
I know I shouldn’t stop on a rough place but it’s hard to let myself stop when I’m in a really good one and the words actually want to flow for once.
They were in a long hallway, nearly silent save for the steady thrum of music in the floor and curses running through her head. It was dark and still feeling, the wall closest to her nothing special save for the door back out but the wall before her held an entirely different story.
It was like looking through a window.
Excerpt for the day:
One huge glass wall that separated their little quiet hallway from the ravenous dancers, flashing lights, and unsteady partrons tossing back more drinks. They move and sway like one multicolored wave come alive in a no longer quite so distant nightmare.
She shivered. It was so unnerving to see so much and yet… they couldn’t see her, couldn’t hear her, and obviously didn’t care.
I think the excerpt you posted really reflects your mindset for the day and is a perfect example of getting the “funk” out onto the page in a good way :)
Funk is a good word for it, lol. I still hate editing so much but I’m hoping having these little snippets around will remind me that not all of it sucks… and what does suck can be worked with. :D THanks for the encouragement!