Posts tagged with “in-progress” and “molasses”

December 22

Molasses - novel excerpt

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sl---molasses-novelexcerpt20081028.pdf
This edit is now a "novel excerpt" version. Basically the first 18 pages of a potential novel. I'm still going to do the short story version, but this is a tight take that will form the beginning of the long version which it really wants to be. I have included this in some fellowship and MFA applications.
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October 01

Molasses - in progress

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sl---molasses-narrative5lv.doc
This is starting to take shape. This "draft" is filled with notes, but the structure and voice is there. It will soon be a presentable draft.
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September 16

sl---molasses-narrative.pdf

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sl---molasses-narrative.pdf
This is not yet in a state I would call a first draft. It has contradictions, confusions, mis-orderings, issues of voice, and lotsa fat to trim. But my mom just got to town for a few days and I simply ran out of time before needing to submit to our writing/creativity salon on Friday. C'est la vie. The good thing is that comments from the peanut gallery will help me hone what to highlight and what to kick to the curb. Enjoy.
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August 29

sl---molasses-narrative.doc

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sl---molasses-narrative.doc
Many questions, many questions. This feels like it may stretch into a longer story. Maybe. It could.
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August 26

sl---molasses-narrativeny9.doc

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sl---molasses-narrativeny9.doc
Pre-first draft still, but it's well in the works.
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August 01

sl---slow-as-molasses-narrativeupp.doc

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sl---slow-as-molasses-narrativeupp.doc
Coming along. There's interesting characters in there, a general chronology, a beginning and an end. The middle is mushy and schizophrenic by virtue of lines as placeholders, but it's fleshing itself out. Now I just comb through from start to finish and press it out. The trick will by what motivational conflict to attribute to the narrator vs. the other characters, and how much to actually put in there. Still don't know what I want the title to be either.
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July 28

Molasses - IP

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tmpkqx9p.doc
Downloaded, edited, and re-uploaded using the OLPC little green laptop! An experiment that was marginally successful. The keys are just too damn small. But it works. I could potentially do this on the beach.
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July 24

sl---slow-as-molasses-narrativezga.doc

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sl---slow-as-molasses-narrativezga.doc
It's been a bit since I started trying to create an actual cohesive draft of this story. But now it begins. Its starting to form structure and voice and chronology. Since I really don't know where I'm going with this, I imagine it'll take a few weeks before it's in a real first draft form, but I'm excited about it.
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June 26

Molasses - IP

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sl---slow-as-molasses-narrative8py.doc
Started writing from scratch.
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May 21

Slow as Molasses - IP

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sl---slow-as-molasses-narrative9w7.doc
Also still not a real draft, but getting closer. I know what the story is, I'm just starting to pull it out.
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May 14

Slow as Molasses - IP

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sl---slow-as-molasses-narrativeg87.doc
Sketches and snippets, a patchwork, nothing cohesive or linear yet.
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May 12

Slow as Molasses - IP

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sl---slow-as-molasses-narrativeaw9.doc
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May 01

Slow as Molasses - IP

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sl---slow-as-molasses-narrativecv9.doc
Transcribed notes from my notebook into the document. No actual consistent drafting yet. Can you tell I work patchwork style?
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