8/4/05

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I have figured out the end of the book.

That in itself is most of the battle--I had about half of it figured out, and then the rest of it came to me all in a very happy whoosh last night.

I think it'll only take 4000-6000 words to finish, and the idea that I might finish in a week is just a little astonishing after I've been working on it since May or so.

Also. I have realized that I can't do characterization, and I think this is a separate thing from the generalized "Augh, I suck at everything" that my writing sometimes gives me. Characters are defined, in my mind, primarily by their relationships to one another; alone their personalities don't tend to be all that distinct. So I am going to have to work on this.
(1) Hugely complicated love triangles are not a substitute for characterization.
(2) Long angsty internal monologues are not a substitute for characterization.
(3) Characters don't act like you would act in a situation; they act like they would act in a situation.

Also. "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" is the best song ever because it has a pirate AND a mountie in it.

That sounds like the setup for bad slash fiction.

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