Writing

Sometimes when I sit down to write, I have nothing to say.
Rather, I don't think that my characters have anything to say to me.

I am not sure if it's that they have nothing to say to me, or if I am just not letting them in.

With they way that my life has been going lately, I am finding that even though I know that there is something to be said... it is taking me forever to get anything on paper.

I wonder why that is exactly?  I am normally the type of person who doesn't shut up.  Well, I am capable of the shutting up, I have been known to shut up, I have even been so silent people have forgotten I was in the same room.  This trait is something that comes in handy when you are people watching.

With me the characters speak to me, and sometimes it's as if they are right next to me.  This isn't to say that I see them and have full conversations with them.  If I did that, I think I would be admitted instantly to a ward for the mentally insane.  However, when I people watch I hear my characters talking.  I see them interacting and working with the real world to mingle with theirs.  It's funny how I see both worlds at the same time.

The funny part for me is that I have been unwittingly writing two novels in one.
Now, as I am working to break the novels apart more and more of the story is unfolding in my brain. The sad part is sometimes I get stuck on how I want to say it.  Thus, leaving me at a stand still with my work.  A stand still that tonight is driving me crazy.

I sat down to write a section tonight and nothing is coming.  A good friend of mine said not to push it.  So I won't.  Not tonight.  Maybe tomorrow.

Goodnight all! and Merry Christmas!

©Jacque Marie Fincher

Goals

As a writer you tend to write and sometimes not have a goal in mind.
The characters speak to you all the time... and essentially you are just writing what is going on in your head... and to anyone who isn't a writer... well, you could look crazy.

You could look crazy... that is if you actually start to respond to the characters....  I've done this.  I am proud of myself for admitting this bit of information.

Going back to goals... I didn't have any.  I just wanted to write what was in my head.   If anyone read my words well that was awesome!  If they liked the story that was heaven.  I didn't expect much to come from this.

However, now I do.  I keep hearing how the storyline is good, and that the characters are great!
Why not give yourself a goal?  So, I will be a published author.

Maybe instead of my writing meeting a handful of eyes... it could reach to the world?
My blog does.  I check the statistics... it's reached other countries...

So, I pose this to the readers of my blog... read the excerpts of my story... and give your honest feedback.  I'll be starting a new section of this blog.
Once a week... there will be a small section for you to read and comment on.  Keep in mind that it's constructive criticism and it should help the construction of my characters and storyline.
New excerpts will be placed on this blog every Thursday afternoon or evenings.

Thank you all for reading!
And here's to new goals!

Two Years?

Hello Everyone!!

Holy Heaven's!

It's been two years since I last posted on this blog!

Needless to say, I didn't actually participate in the competition I wanted to be apart of...
I let life get in the way!  For that I am very sorry!

There have however been new developments in this novel!  I have been writing again... I have a great friend who feels that this novel could be something great!

I have been putting two hours a day, and some days four hours!  It's been exhilarating!
My friend who read the short story Norareen believes in me and he wants to read more... i have been getting great idea's flowing and story lines running.  We even discovered that Norareen could really be a novel all on it's own.  How exciting!?

This last few weeks have become chalk full of editing, adding, rewriting, and creating!
I truly feel that this is the start of something great!

Please stay tuned into the blog for your next taste at Norareen!

Bye for now!