It’s really Jordan’s fault. (Normally, I just blame Larissa, but since she’s under the weather, I’ll cut her a break.) Well, Jordan’s and Amazon’s, because they’ve just offered this new Prime Program, where for a flat yearly fee you can get free 2 day shipping on nearly every item you order. And, since I am the one-click queen and probably paid the yearly fee in shipping costs for January and February alone (hopefully the husband is not reading this, although I know he sees all the Amazon boxes when he recycles. That’s part of the reason I’m against recycling — better if the boxes just self-destructed, leaving behind no evidence. Except for the books, but he can’t tell what pile is new or old.)
Okay — way off track there.
Anyway — to celebrate this ‘free’ 2-day shipping, and to test it all out, I had to order some craft books, based on Jordan’s blog entry and her recommendations. I’m almost groaning out loud that I did this, since I’m very anti-rules, BUT I’m thinking that these books are not about the nit-picky rules that drive me nuts. I’m hoping they touch on some of the larger issues. (Cece — I had no IDEA scenes had an arc – if you knew and didn’t tell me, I’m taking away all your bumper stickers.)
I’ve also been to Staples and bought my notebooks as per Holly Lisle’s one-pass revision workshop and I’ve started writing out my theme and blurbs (I had these before I started, so I’m hoping that helps.) The WIP is so close to being finished I can almost taste it. I think I’ll probably be going into what I’ve heard Suzanne Brockmann call ‘avalanche mode,’ where you’re so close to the end and you can’t stop writing and things start falling into place. Although, as you know, I prefer to think of it as clusterfuck mode.
If you hear any rumbling, don’t be alarmed. It’s just the avalanche butting heads with my CF 😉
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So did you get the books yet? If so, how are they? Now you have me tempted to try the Immediate Fiction one. I’m not big on craft books at all, but I have a few (maybe 4ish.) But I have this big hangup with scene structure. It’s one of those things that causes me to sputter and run away when it’s discussed, and I don’t know if I’m structuring my scenes well instinctively or if I really have no clue.
But it’s been a few weeks since I ordered anything from amazon, and…well…my fingers are itching. *g*
Amy – they’re supposed to srrive today 🙂 I ordered Immediate Fiction, the Donald Maass one and the Evan Marshall book too, because hey, it’s ‘free’ shipping (how’s that for twisted logic?)
I realized I don’t own too many craft books either – the ones I do own are more collections of articles that I read more for inspiration than instruction. And I feel the same way about my scene that you do – LOL.
Is this contagious? Not the bird flu, this craft-itis thing you’ve got. Stay away. 😛 gg
What’s worse? My trying to finagle one of Jaq’s recent blog posts into my erotica WIP or you finageling bird-flu into one of yours?
I deny ALL knowledge of scenes having ARCS—and I didn’t swallo–I mean inhale 8-P
And Amy, whatdayamean structured scenes? We’re supposed to structure them? *ggg*
Wha-wha? I’m not to blame. I’m pretty sure Larissa sent me mental images. I simply projected them onto my blog. Yeah, that’s it. I think it’s Larissa’s fault. Hopefully she’s too ill to come after me right now. (Looking side to side and behind me.) Just kidding. I hope she gets well soon…but it’s still her fault. 😛
*giggles at Cece* I think we’re even on the flu v. erotica wrangling…and I’m still not convinced you didn’t know about scene arcs…
Jaq – this might be catching becuase I’ve never had it before and don’t know where it came from. I’ll be sure to visit your blog and drop some more off…
Jordan – admit it – it’s FUN to blame Larissa for things, isn’t it?
If I ever wrote a scene w/an ARC I swear it was an accident!