Yeah.
That’s where I’ve been.
Deep in the story.
So deep that this morning when I was driving to work, thinking of upcoming scenes and additions to those already written, I realized I was driving to the WRONG FRICKIN’ CITY.
On the wrong highway. In nearly the opposite direction.
Yeah.
That’s what it’s like to be in the zone.
Lost. Buried deep.
So wrapped up with the characters and their catastrophic lives that I have trouble extricating myself.
I can feel them in the background while I’m at work, or meeting social obligations, or with family.
Calling me. Begging me to get their story down and share with the world their angst and tragedies, their joys and loves.
The story I’m working on now is about Taz and how he became the unfeeling, distant bastard that he is. His music is mostly Coldplay (their more somber tunes), and his song is Amsterdam.
So…
My apologies to those of you waiting for workshop reports, or for me to read and give you feedback on your latest fiction.
I’ll get to you – I promise.
But right now I need to go.
Taz is calling me.
You have a fabulous blog! I’m an author and illustrator and I made some awards to give to fellow bloggers whose sites I enjoy. It’s not a pass on award. This is just for you to keep. I want to award you the Brilliant Writer Blog Award for all the hard work you do!
Go to http://astorybookworld.blogspot.com/p/awards.html and pick up your award.
~Deirdra
Thank you for your kind words and for the awesome award, Deidre!
Heading over right now to pick it up!
Did you really take the wrong freeway, going in the wrong direction? Or were you really giving your characters some quality time?
Really took the wrong highway. Headed south on 41, not west on 145.
Didn’t realize it till I was halfway to town – the WRONG town.
As for quality time, they had me all weekend. Guess that’s why they were reluctant to let me go.
They must think they own me or something.
Damn vampires.