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[shadowdream]

Mind kicking me in the butt if I don't have at least part of my story done by tomorrow night?

I have the whole story playing in my mind like a movie. Perfect and clear. However... I am NOT good at sitting down and getting it out without the pressure of a deadline. heh.

Edit: Wrote some tonight. Egad. This is going to be long, but then, when are my

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[shadowdream]

Exactly! I'm finding more and more that when I get a clear, movie-like image like that in my head, it is HARDER to write, rather than easier. It flows so much easier if I paint it as I go along. That's great for some things, but for really well fleshed out stories, well, there needs to be more planning involved and planning=movie-like scenes.

Add to that complete lack of focus unless I MUST be sitting and writing, and it makes it hard sometimes to get anywhere.

[shadowdream]

*nods* I totally get that. I have a little advantage there. Shadorn and I are writing together. I have the skills in telling the story, in creating characters, making a believable world, and making said world come alive (at least I think I do). Shadorn is fantastic at plots, deep characters, dialogue and incidentals. So, when a particular part falls into one of my weaknesses, I tend to get him to read over it and we will talk it out. Usually ends up with something MUCH better than I'd manage on my own coming out of it

[blythe025]

Oh, man. I know precisely what you mean. I can visualize very well what I want to write about, but getting it down on the page can be a pain in the rear.

[shadowdream]

So much fun, neh?