Writing

I was feeling a little smug that I had finished the first draft of Star 1, and Star 2 has got a very wordy head-start.  Then I re-read the first couple of chapters of Star 2 and it all came crashing down.  Genius that I am, I had the book start with a Christmas party, then two days later they were back at school.  Poor Star.  Just because my festive holidays are sliced down to the minimum doesn’t mean she should suffer the same fate.

So now I’m having to write what they’re doing between the party and school starting again.  It’s difficult.  I like having them at school because there is always the structure that they have to stick to.  If the characters fall out, they’re still going to have to see each other in double maths.  When they’re not at school they are under no obligation to meet up.  Growl.

That said, I re-wrote the beginning chapter and, while I don’t usually like my own work as soon as it’s on the page (it’s so much better when it’s still inside my head), I did quite like what I did with it.  Star 1 has a real problem of being a slow starter, Star 2 is going to face the other problem of being a quick starter, followed by slowness.  *sigh*

And this entry is just procrastination because I should be writing.  I need to move my characters around and I just can’t think how to do it.

Oh, and I feel like a failure because I’ve read plenty this year, but have not been updating my 2010 read, so it looks like I’ve managed to read five (very bad, well, three very bad and two cool) books this year.  *double sigh*

Right, back to the grindstone.

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