December 9
Posted by Madeline on Dec 09 2009
Reading: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Listening To: Guster
I wonder, where does the time go? One day I swear I was sweltering in the ridiculous heat of Bangladesh- and now, suddenly, there’s ice outside my window and fallen trees down the street. Geez. Along with that- I can remember the exact moment I first thought of Sava’s world- and now I’m thirty pages into his third book? He’s old? He’s in love? He’s…Well…Let’s not go where he is quite yet.
I love, love, love writing new books and stories, but there’s this constant pressure, like running a race, that seems to push me into flying through my books. Sometimes I wonder…would it be sweeter, better to slow down a little and enjoy the process of writing? But it’s the frantic flurry of words and scenes and emotions that I love the most- and that comes out the best.
But yesterday I took a break from plugging along through my book, and, through request, jotted down an extra scene from Sava’s second book. No editing- rough writing- and pure love, love, love again. It’s a relief, I’ve realized, to take a break every once in a while and write something short, flippant, and separated from the burdens and heavy baggage of an entire book. Gosh! Who ever knew that writing was like medication for an overly stressed writer?
Well, I guess all those magazines and articles I’ve read about writing have pointed that exact same idea out three gazillion times, but…it takes experience to fully appreciate how well it works.
Basically, what I’m trying to say is that I love to write. After weeks and weeks and months and years of this practice, it sometimes sneaks up on me, almost like a surprise, that I really do love this. It makes me giddy. It makes me smile. And so I think I’ll post this, and get on to grinning.
A cheerful thought from Book One:
Another round of whistles and cheers rose in the waiting crowds behind them, and Sava bit down hard on his lip to keep from smiling.
December 9th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
I have to agree with the time thing! I have NO idea how it’s December with only 1 quarter left in the semester!
“I can remember the exact moment I first thought of Sava’s world” ME TOO! I think I told you that-that it hit me half way through reading Sava book 2, that I was actually holding the second book to a series that was only a thought near the end of last year…or was it the beginning of this year?…I don’t remember. Regardless-it was such a powerful thought!
Haha-sly about not going into where he is just yet…I’m curious how long I’m going to have to wait until I know that. Surely you can’t wait until you finish to tell me =]
“through request, jotted down an extra scene from Sava’s second book. No editing- rough writing- and pure love, love, love again.” =] =] =] I’m happy to hear that! I was wondering how you kept sending stuff to Court when you were “writing” it. P.S. Cassie wants to read the love
Please! AND it makes me smile when you say writing makes you giddy-I think that’s the cutest thing in the world=] And you deserve every grin and smile. P.P.S. I like that the Sava quote matches so wonderfully.
December 9th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I’m so excited to find out where Sava is! And I’m glad that writing the extra scene was good for you.
I enjoyed reading it as soon as you wrote it! (I hear you have more from a certain scene which i’m so anxious for too!!)
You deserve to smile SO much for what you create! It’s amazing! and i love the thought you incorporated from Sava’s first book