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Real Name: Stephanie
(Former) Pen Name: Caitlyn Wells
Other Names: Fenix; Of The Lilac Wood (or OTLW)
Likes: Good books, ice cream, music, mythology, and other stuff
What I do: Write, sing, sew
If you're wondering why I no longer have any long works, just snippets and first chapters, it's because I've decided to focus on the goal of traditional publication. I mostly post snippets of longer works and short character sketches, but occasionally stories might end up here as a final destination for publication. I will not post whole stories that are works in progress.
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To explain my screen name: "The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone." ~ From The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
"I wrote the books I should have liked to read if only I could have got them. That's always been my reason for writing. People won't write the books I want, so I have to do it for myself: no rot about 'self-expression.' " ~ C.S. Lewis
"I'm not young enough to know everything." ~ J.M. Barrie
"Music is the art of thinking with sounds." ~ Jules Combarie
"Alchemists tried for centuries to turn base metals into gold. Every time we sit down and put words on paper, we succeed where they failed. We're conjuring something out of nothing." ~ Jonathan Stroud in his NaNoWriMo Week One Pep Talk
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High Times, Hard Timesposted Nov 9th 2010, 11:29PM
Mood:
(Repost from my blog)
High Times, Hard Times
Sometimes the living is sweet
And sometimes there's nothing to eat
But I always land on my feet!
(From the song from Disney's "Newsies")
Today I had a tough time with words all morning. I got three sessions done today in the time that I took to do five yesterday, and the reason is most of all that today was such a pivotal and tragic thing for one of the characters. You might say that I get too close to my characters, and I'd essentially be prone to agreeing with you every time. But for me, at least, I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't stand a book where I don't connect with the characters, so if I'm not feeling it, then I just don't like it.
So, yes, I cried. And I wished that I could reach into the story and give the character in question the biggest, warmest hug that I possibly could. Of course, the fact that the character doesn't actually exist limits my ability to hug him in a way where I'd get anything out of it. So, in the afternoon, I found myself trying to push for words and just not quite having any success with feeling them.
And then, oh wonder of wonders, a friend called up. Her cousin had tickets to go to a Lemony Snicket lecture. Well, it wasn't Lemony Snicket but rather this Daniel Handler guy who apparently knows Snicket well or something like that, but, hey, it was an author giving a lecture about writing and such. I had to debate whether or not to go because I technically have other Tuesday night obligations that I ought to see to, but then the opportunity was just too perfect.
Oh, it was like an evening-long pep talk. I laughed so hard that I cried for the mirth. I felt words that resonated deep within me. I wasn't taking notes like I properly should have, though there are still a few things that stood out in my mind. The fact that I wasn't taking notes especially means that the things I might say about what I heard may or may not be the most accurate, so rather than ramble about them as though they were direct quotes, I'll just say this.
I love to write because I want to know what comes next. It isn't about the moral of the story--though some of my characters are far more moral than others, with greater values placed on certain things. It isn't about there being some point or everything turning out okay--though personally I'd prefer that in general it does, so that does tend to happen in my stories. I just want to know what happens next.
Also, I thoroughly look forward to Snicket's pep talk.
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lol! It's exhausting the first time around! Last year, I only had one 20K day, and I could barely get a thing out afterward. This year, now I've built it up, and 20K doesn't feel like a whole lot any more. You're doing great!
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