Thank Herne I'm Anal!

[rusty_armour]

Well, I'm happy to say that being anal has paid off for once. I discovered around 4:30 this morning (during a brief bout of insomnia) that I'd actually written an outline for the last installment of In the Family Way, which should prove quite useful. I mean, I knew I had notes for it somewhere, but I'd forgotten that I'd also done a bit of plotting. Oh, and I also found a rough draft for the opening scene of the last installment, which is also great news because I often struggle when it comes to starting new scenes. In fact, I ended up adding a bit to this rough draft as I did some writing this afternoon.

At the risk of jinxing this stroke of good luck, I'm going to say that I'm cautiously optimistic that I can pull off the final installment of In the Family Way. I'm a little less optimistic as to what the quality will be like, though I'll try to keep it from being absolute shit if at all possible. I think re-reading everything I've written so far has helped a lot. I also spent an embarrassing amount of time working on cover art for the story, so that should be an additional reason for me to finish off this behemoth once and for all.

Comments

[njc2007.livejournal.com]

My godfather's wife (shortly before she married him) described him as so anally-retentive that he sucked up his chair. I recognized how that description fit me as well. Welcome to the club.

In the Family Way...yay! I'm happy you are working on it. Also, I think you are too hard on yourself. Your writing is definitely not shit. If it were, I wouldn't be anticipating it so much. Reach with one hand and pat yourself on the back. Now, give yourself a hug and tell yourself that you are wonderful. Hey, I believe it, so should you.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

My godfather's wife (shortly before she married him) described him as so anally-retentive that he sucked up his chair. I recognized how that description fit me as well. Welcome to the club.

LOL! Yeah, that description definitely fits me as well! Nice to know that I'm not alone in that respect! :-)

In the Family Way...yay! I'm happy you are working on it. Also, I think you are too hard on yourself. Your writing is definitely not shit. If it were, I wouldn't be anticipating it so much. Reach with one hand and pat yourself on the back. Now, give yourself a hug and tell yourself that you are wonderful. Hey, I believe it, so should you.

I'm glad you're looking forward to the final installment. That means a lot to me. :-) And it's not so much that I think my writing is shit but that this installment might be shit. I mean, I'm feeling better about it than I was a few days ago, but I know my heart's not completely in it. Maybe that will change when I've become more immersed in the story. In any case, your vote of confidence is much appreciated, so thanks for that. :-)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

My godfather's wife (shortly before she married him) described him as so anally-retentive that he sucked up his chair. I recognized how that description fit me as well. Welcome to the club.

LOL! Yeah, that description definitely fits me as well! I'm glad I'm not alone in that respect! *g*

In the Family Way...yay! I'm happy you are working on it. Also, I think you are too hard on yourself. Your writing is definitely not shit. If it were, I wouldn't be anticipating it so much. Reach with one hand and pat yourself on the back. Now, give yourself a hug and tell yourself that you are wonderful. Hey, I believe it, so should you.

I'm glad you're still looking forward to the final installment. That means a lot to me. :-) And it's not so much that I think my writing is shit, but that the final installment might be shit. *g* I mean, I'm feeling better about it than I was a few days ago. However, I know that my heart isn't completely in it. Maybe this will change when I become more immersed in the story again. In any case, I appreciate the vote of confidence. It's much appreciated. :-)