Cannibalism

Hi, it's Christine (I wrote that because I'm not sure that blogger lets you see who wrote this post--last time I checked it said "Written (timestamp)" and doesn't say who wrote this.

...I guess I can't stay silent too long here! I've been wondering what to post/write here, but I guess this is a blog, and I can just write whatever. And you can always skip over to the next post if you don't want to read, or you can stay transfixed and mesmerized by my words here.

And so--add cannibalism to nipple play, proper writing posture, James Frey, and Alcatraz. Hey, it's like a word association game!

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I get one day a week off from work to write. I know, this makes me very lucky. I'm not sure how long my boss will allow me to work just four days a week, but right now, I'm nostalgic for the days when I had two to three days a week off from work. I guess a few months from now, I'll be nostalgic for this one day a week.

I'm trying to get back into my novel--I started it a couple years ago, and then set it aside for over a year. So I'm hoping that I can make some headway and plow through most of the middle of the novel. My stretch goal is to finish a draft of the novel by the end of year. (woohooo!)

Doing something different. I heard John Irving speak at AWP this year, and he mentioned that he writes the endings of his novels first (!). So even though I'm well into the beginning and touching the middle of this novel, I'm experimenting by writing the end and seeing what pops up and what does not.

One thing I discovered in writing the ending...I got some insight into the voice of my character, and that of another character. I realized that the secondary character was more interesting than my main character. And so...

I cannibalized him.

Yes. My main character ate my other character. Not literally. But I've given my main character the sparkle that my secondary character had.

I hope that made sense.

btw, hello everyone.