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Yesterday, I told Yumi that I was working on three manuscripts, and I was… am… literally. I have three .doc files opened at the moment and I’m working on them simultaneously because my mind won’t stay put in one story. My problem is I feel that not one of the three stories are progressing.
Unlike with my other novellas, where writing may be synonymous to bleeding over the keyboard, but at least the story went smoothly. With these three, I want to delete pages and pages of them every few minutes because I feel like they’re not taking off. Parang gusto ko na lang ibasura yung tatlo, but the thing is, all three of them are already 11K+ words long, and I’ve already invested hours and hours on all three of them. Naisip ko lang, hindi ko man tanggapin yung mga kwento, I can re-purpose the chapters, so I should still keep them.
Out of the three, Charmed by You is the most cooperative. But I just re-read it and thought kulang siya sa lasa. It’s a bit bland, with scenes that are flat.
Sa Kanya Pa Rin and Ikaw Na Pala are both like puzzles. I can’t decide when to start the story. Both couples have a “past” before the scene where I feel like the story is suppossed to start, but the thing is, I can’t decide whether to put their past in the book, or just start with their now. Susko, nahihirapan ako. And they had the audacity to want to be written all at the same time, ha! Buti sana if they’re like Raising the Stakes and Each Day With You. Both had concrete stories and characters that were sure of themselves.
Hay, naku. I think I’m gonna junk writing these for now and just watch Transformers again *pfft*
Take a break. Go somewhere. Or, don’t throw them out. Create a new doc and re-write the story. Start from scratch if you have to, because if you’re stuck and insist on pushing it, it may end up being really bad.
This coming from the girl who never finishes what she writes haha.
relax, girl.
try to work on 1 MS at a time. mag-concentrate ka muna sa isa lang. it’s really hard (and complicated) kasi to work on multiple MS at the same time although kaya mo naman ‘yun. but there are times i think na naku-compromise ‘yung outcome ng work mo. depends really on the mood. maybe if you’re on the groove to write multiple MS, then you can really finish them with good results.
do what kat said. take a break and go somewhere. pahinga mo muna brain mo. then you’ll be back in track.
@ Kat: I think I’m going to start one from scratch. Natapos ko yung conceptualization phase kagabi hihi I think I just needed a break, and a little brainstorming session with Ching, kaso ibang series ang naisip ko wahaha defeats the purpose. Onga! Magtapos ka kaya ng kwento! Grr.
@ Yumi: Ay naku, I shut two of them down for the meantime kasi mas makulit yung isa. I still alt tab to a different MS kasi napapaisip pa din ako ng scenes for them pero naka-note na lang muna, hindi ko na sinusulat yung buong scene. Saka I took a break kahapon. Sana nga I can work on at least one ngayon. Mahirap lang talaga ‘pag sabay-sabay sila. Buti kung pumayag naman silang gamitin ko yung scene nila dun sa kwentong gusto kong matapos kaso hindi!!! Madadamot! LOL
Musta na Yumi? I miss you!
uy, return of the comeback! hehe!
tapusin mo na ang legazpi series. LOL! demanding ba? hehe!
buti ka pa nakapag-break na. o, i hope naka-relax ka na rin para matapos mo na mga MS mo. hinay-hinay lang, ha?
ako naman, eto, nagse-senti. hehe!
yumi! bakit ka nagsesenti?
oks ka na ba elise? no more hard times na?
kaya mo yan!
(para kay elise at kay yumi na yan)
@ Yumi: Nahihiya na nga ako kay Tristan. Nasingitan na siya ng nasingitan haha pero ayan. Mag-sisimula na ako ulit mag-MS. Ba’t ka naman nag-sesenti?
@ JM: Okay naman na… kinatatamaran ko lang ngayon haha pero okay na. Ibang klase ang writer’s block ko… sa sobrang dami ng gustong maisulat, hindi ako makasulat, hindi walang maisulat hehe Thanks, Harrieth!
@ LD: Thanks, Louise!!! Miss you miss you miss you!!! ^_^