well well well

Somehow, this plan to take over the world with writing has resulted in my completing a story in less than a month. A story that I didn't know I was ready to write, a story that I had no idea where it was going or what it was about, and lastly, a story that I have been wanting to write for about two years.

As I look back on the last month I'm amazed and glad. My writing partner has had a lot to do with it, but at the same time, I've really put a lot of effort into it, and to tell you the truth, I could put in more. I've got a twenty five page story that is now ready to be edited and clarified, but it's actually got a beginning, middle and end. I don't even think I got this kind of results during school.

In the fiction department there's a huge emphasis on new material, new places where something is taking your attention, but with my writing partner, I've been able to go in having a general idea of what direction I want to go in and then I get in the car and drive. I didn't worry about where I was going or what was happening, because somehow she's been able to impart a sense of freedom in me that I didn't have before.

I'm also pleased because I'm finally winding my way through the complex novel Wild Palms by William Faulkner which I've been "reading" for four months now. And by "reading" I mean looking at it on my nightstand and trying to find the mental capacity along with the urge to crack it open.

Here's to doing the work and getting results...