Posts tagged with “molasses” and “draft”
December 22
Molasses - novel excerpt
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. 05:04 PM | 0 Comments | Tags: molasses, draft, in-progress, fiction, writing
October 01
Molasses - in progress
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. 11:38 PM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, draft, in-progress, molasses
September 16
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. 10:36 PM | 1 Comment | Tags: in-progress, draft, molasses, fiction, writingAugust 29
sl---molasses-narrative.doc
Many questions, many questions. This feels like it may stretch into a longer story. Maybe. It could. 08:06 AM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressAugust 26
sl---molasses-narrativeny9.doc
Pre-first draft still, but it's well in the works. 09:37 PM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressAugust 01
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. 07:46 AM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressJuly 28
Molasses - IP
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. 09:50 PM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressJuly 24
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. 07:29 AM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressJune 26
Molasses - IP
Started writing from scratch. 09:55 PM | 1 Comment | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressMay 21
Slow as Molasses - IP
Also still not a real draft, but getting closer. I know what the story is, I'm just starting to pull it out. 10:25 PM | 1 Comment | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressMay 14
Slow as Molasses - IP
Sketches and snippets, a patchwork, nothing cohesive or linear yet. 07:35 AM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressMay 12
Slow as Molasses - IP
07:43 AM | 0 Comments | Tags: fiction, writing, molasses, draft, in-progressMay 01