Wrists & Writing Again.
So, post-wedding craziness set in, trying to play catch-up in All The Things, the most important being I had an appointment with a hand specialist on Tuesday. Apparently I have tendonitis!
Yes, that deserves an exclamation point, cause not knowing what it is has been Super Annoying & Frustrating. But now it seems to be tendonitis (which apparently can cause carpel tunnel/carpel tunnel symptoms? Just learned that one), and I've been given a cortisone shot to see if that helps & we'll be treating from there.
I'm optimistic. There's a chance the shot could just fix it (not a huge chance, but still!), and the doctor gave me some stretches to do & I'm planning on returning to my Wii Fit regimen to help strengthen my arms in general-- my arms are pitiful. Like, I couldn't push myself up off the floor the other day (Dane knocked me on my butt while I was petting her). So I decided that just won't do & can't wait to get to work on making myself better.
In writing news, I'm back to working on Darlington. Finally kicked past the mid-point where I'd been totally stalled out for months. Realized a few things I thought I already knew about myself & my process, but apparently forgot:
1) I cannot plot. Well, I can, it just doesn't bode well for me actually getting any writing done. I just keep plotting & doing character research & thinking about what should happen next instead of getting to what happens next. (Which, um, is kind-of the point.)
2) I over-write. I am a total over-writer. I will write random scenes with people eating breakfast & talking, scenesI know I will have to cut later, but I cannot make myself skip them or-- you guessed it-- I stall out. I have to think through things as the story evolves, and the best way to do that, IMO, is in character. Speaking of characters...
3) When in doubt, ask the character. I've done this for years but for some reason thought if I was a "better" writer (or something), I wouldn't need to do it. Um, no. Best way to figure out why someone's doing something is to let them ramble, even if it's an imaginary person.
4) I need music to write. I keep trying to write without sound, and then wondering why my attention is wandering everywhere but the story. Duh. Put on the playlist & just effing write! (And no, the Castle DVDs are not to be used for drafting, only for revision! *smacks own hands*)
What about you? Anything you always have to re-learn about your process?
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Here's hoping you've finally found the solution that works for you re: the wrists!
As to re-learning...latest lesson--I can't write as fast as I think I can. ;)
Thanks!
And yes, I know that feeling well! though for me lately it's been "you can't do as much in a day as you think you can" in general, not just with the writing ;-)
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Hmm... Lessons about my own writing process I frequently forget...
Ditto on 3. When stuck, I know I need to think, "Character X just did this. What would Character Y do in response? What would his/her natural reaction be?" Boom, there it is. But for some reason, in the heat of the moment, I forget this. That's probably the biggest one.
Sometimes I forget that I need a certain distance from a manuscript, in terms of emotions and time, before I'm really ready to revise it. I'll finish and say, "Well, draft 1 is done, time to work on draft 2." And it doesn't work that way. I love my characters, and sometimes, to do what's best for their stories, I need space to really see what isn't working yet.
Re: 3, I usually have to open a separate document & say "So, Marna, why exactly did you just...?" I keep trying to just think it through & it totally doesn't work. :-\
The space thing is so hard! Sometimes I really only need a week (depending on what step I'm on), but sometimes I need a month, and it's so hard to give it that space when I want to revise!
Hey, there is nobody standing over you with a ruler in hand telling you what is wrong and what is right. If you need scenes with people eating and rambling, go for it.
At one point I sat down and wrote from my heroine's pov, just rambled on, and found out some interesting aspects of her past.
The one thing I keep having to remind myself is that this is my world and I can do whatever I like. If I want it to rain gumballs, it will rain gumballs. I don't have to limit myself to what research tells me was possible:)
Yeah, I just wrote a totally rambly bit that I know will have to be cut/changed/something in the next draft, but I had to get through it to get to the next part. *sigh* I def. agree that the rambling will often produce a nugget or two (or more!) of great information, but sometimes it can just be frustrating. Oh, well, apparently total frustration is also part of the process ;-)
Hehe, I like the reminder of it being your world. I need that lately, too. I just have to make sure I make the reader believe it, but other than that, I can do what I want! :) Good reminder!
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