April 5, 1998
11:31 a.m.
 Let me start by congratulating my collaborator, Martin Crumpton, on his sale to Altair. Here's to the hope your (our) success continues! [insert selfish grin here]. I woke up this morning with a story idea fighting to get out. This doesn't happen nearly enough, of course, but I certainly love it when it does. I let it run in my mind for a few hours, then spent a half-hour or so jotting the structure down. This is one way that Plotfest 98 rears its head. I used the same process to capture the idea, flesh it out, and prepare its story structure. Now I'm ready to write it, and I feel confident that it will be about what I want when it's done. Very different than I've felt over the past two months or so. I guess I had somehow managed to let that discipline slip from my hands. I had been sitting down in fornt of the keyboard and assuming my inate talent would spew forth great ideas. Hah! In otherwords, I somehow managed to forget that writing requires real work. Being able to see this makes me feel good. I know I can do the work. it's kinda like brushing my teeth, you know? I know I need to do it, and I know it's not that hard. But still, I approach it like a chore. Then, as I'm doing it, I find the sensation is actually quite pleasant. Okay, not the greatest metaphor. I spent the rest of the morning reading a couple other folk's stories that I've promised critiques. And I've modified my page here a little, tweaking a few things, and putting the link to my newsgroup on my front page again. I had it attached to the old site (the king is dead, long live the new king!) and just left it out when I moved to p e r s i s t e n c e. Feel free to drop me a note, eh? I'll probably start on a new story this afternoon.  Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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