Category Archives: M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/14/15
Ah the joys of the second draft. During yesterday’s writing sessions, I discovered that Chapter 4 was 20 pages long and 5,000 words. A lot of it was dialogue. Yeah, that’s not going to work in a pulp novel… The … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/13/15
I love it when I figure out how to solve a problem in one section of the story using something from another section. Case in point: I have had a bit of a problem with a key character who gets … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/10/15 to 03/12/15
I apologize for the lack of posts. I tend to write them on my phone during my morning walk to work, but that didn’t happen for the past three days. I’ve been working on the urban fantasy pulp novella every … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/09/15
Last night’s writing session was an exercise–no, a battle–of desire. Basically my will and my brain/body went to war. My will was fully determined to finish the 2nd round of edits in Chapter One of my urban fantasy pulp novella. … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/08/15
Ediring the second draft of a novel or novella is like trying to sculpt a block of play-doh the size of a football field… With a scalpel… Urgh. That’s where I am right now. The glorious second draft, trying to … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/07/15
In the rough draft, dialogue is not my friend. Generally, my characters overstate the obvious, say things in long, awkward, complete sentences that no one actually says, and generally talk too much–especially in battle or fighting. Basically, they talk like … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: Batman Begins & Character Development 03/06/15
Awesome happened last night, but it didn’t happen while I worked on edits for chapter two. It happened while I was watching Batman Begins. I realize this first Batman movie by Christopher Nolan wasn’t as big a hit as The … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/05/15
Sometimes writing goals have to be cut short for friends and paella. I’m just saying… Two things got in the way of comet ing my fo of finishing the edits of chapter one: Dinner plans. I’m a writer, not a … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/04/15
Finding your plot can often feel like a snipe hunt. Generally it lasts until the wee hours of the morning, and you come back empty-handed and grouchy. After combing through the rough draft of this urban-fantasy novella, I’ve got a … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/03/15
#writerproblems :::adopting a whiney voice::: I can’t figure out whether the cops are on my hero’s side or if they consider him a vigilante… Like, seriously, it’s a problem. It’s an urban fantasy pulp story in which my hero hunts … Continue reading
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