Ugh...

Day 5: Piss and Vinegar

UGH. Five days into this thing and I'm already wanting to quit. Presently, I'm all kinds of stuck with what's going on with my characters and I'm now debating whether to alter the premise. The more I start to develop Jack, the less likely he seems to have any motivation for wanting to write or pursue anything artistic. This is a guy whose spent most of his undergraduate career drinking and I just don't see him possessing a desire for creative expression.

I've thought about having him write in order to get into some girl's pants, but that seems cliche. I've also thought about moving the story into a different direction and incorporating more adventurous elements. Hell, even in just expressing that thought right now, I'm feeling like that's a better route. Luckily, I did get a decent amount of writing in today, so I'm upbeat about that. I think I'll see if I can outline more of the plot. I think I need to figure out where I'm going before I can go any farther than poor Jack's shitty dorm room.

Speaking of rooms, I seriously need to light a fire under my ass and organize my desk before the new semester starts. I've been given an extension my article for Teacher Ed, which has taken some of the pressure off of my research. While its at least a subject matter I enjoy (graphic novels) I really would like to be done with Teacher Ed now and be getting started on focusing on the English program. On that note, I'm a little concerned with managing the coursework with my novel and this blog. But, I've committed to this, so I'll keep on keeping on.

Current Project: The Muse
Pages Complete: 1.5/???
Album Completion: 2.5%

Indroductions and assorted blah, blah, blah

Day 2: A minor oversight

Introductions can be tricky. Luckily, I seem to have a handle on that component of writing fiction, at least for the time at hand. But it dawned on me last night that I did a rather mediocre job of introducing myself and projecting a little insight into to the nexus of anonymity we like to call the internet. While I doubt that people other than my immediate circle will be interested in keeping tabs on my novel progress, I will at the least spend a little more time describing my situation. Just in case.

On the subject of introductions, or more specifically on the subject of beginnings, I managed to get a good start on my writing project and have an official working title: The Muse.

Our story begins at Occidental College and follows Jack, an upscale pretty boy who has never worked a day in his life and has managed so far to successfully feign the facade of intellectualism while popping jello-shots and banging girls with names like Ashley, Krystal, and Porsche. But with as much outward zest for life our neirdowell protagonist exudes, there's a certain genuine discontentment creeping in beyond the hip, ironic melancholy that he wallows in. And like most good stories, it all begins with a girl...

Current Project: The Muse
Pages Complete: 1/???
Album Completion: 2.5%