One last week

Less than a week to go before official writing begins. I'm excited and terrified. But, you know, I've written to death about that here, so how about something more interesting, yes?

I just finished Lilith Saintcrow's Working for the Devil. I loved it. She developed the relationship between Japhrimel and Danny masterfully -- not overly done, just a handful of perfect lines at the perfect times. Gorgeous. It made me realize there is essentially no conflict between my 2 MCs. Not nearly enough, anyway. I managed to invent some last night. It's rather conventional, but what the hell. We'll give it a try.

I've finally gotten to a place where I've given myself permission to suck on this draft. That's obviously not what I'm striving for (!) but I finally feel like I'm in a place in my head where I can just write. Not over-analyze every word or sentence, not check to see where everything falls in the master-plot-plan, not worry about whether I'm making every choice correctly... j u s t w r i t e.

If it sucks, it sucks. Then I rewrite it (and rewrite it and rewrite it and). And if it still sucks, I put it in the proverbial box-under-the-bed and start a new one.

Yes, I'm just about ready now. A few more days to clear some work off my desk, read Saintcrow's follow up Dead Man Rising (because I simply can't wait!!!) and pin my courage to the wall...