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Regarding Wistfull
Nov. 24th, 2013 05:33 pmAs I said before, this is now a Thing. A Thing that is demanding equal time and energy as Urban Fantasy and, frankly, winning. SLB finds it hard to believe that I'm investing so much time and energy into Wistfull when said time and energy would be better spent finishing Urban Fantasy.
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SLB is NOT a creative spirit. He has no idea what it's like to have a plot bunny chewing on your synapses. He has never suffered Writer's Block. As such, I came to the rather painful realization today that talking to him about this is like talking to a nosy relative. There will be lots of advice and most of it useless if not downright patronizing or worse, insulting. I challenged him to NOT use his 28 years of living experience and try to put himself into someone else's shoes. He called that "unfair" because his living experience is all he has and to take that away is to put him at a disadvantage, especially since he loves giving advice and HATES taking it.
So.
I will soldier on, working on each as the Muse comes and goes, as it is with a lot of artistic types or so it seems, and work on accepting the fact that I am dating a man who's only creativity is making D&D characters that keep DYING.
So much to grok.
Also, thanks to everyone who's chimed in on Wistfull. I will continue to post what inspired bits I get in here, but the bulk of the writing has now moved offline. I will be happy to send out sections and such to anyone who's interested in giving me honest, fair critiques. The same applies to Urban Fantasy.
...
SLB is NOT a creative spirit. He has no idea what it's like to have a plot bunny chewing on your synapses. He has never suffered Writer's Block. As such, I came to the rather painful realization today that talking to him about this is like talking to a nosy relative. There will be lots of advice and most of it useless if not downright patronizing or worse, insulting. I challenged him to NOT use his 28 years of living experience and try to put himself into someone else's shoes. He called that "unfair" because his living experience is all he has and to take that away is to put him at a disadvantage, especially since he loves giving advice and HATES taking it.
So.
I will soldier on, working on each as the Muse comes and goes, as it is with a lot of artistic types or so it seems, and work on accepting the fact that I am dating a man who's only creativity is making D&D characters that keep DYING.
So much to grok.
Also, thanks to everyone who's chimed in on Wistfull. I will continue to post what inspired bits I get in here, but the bulk of the writing has now moved offline. I will be happy to send out sections and such to anyone who's interested in giving me honest, fair critiques. The same applies to Urban Fantasy.
