A Doctor Buries His Mistakes
June 18, 1998
6:15 a.m.
Should pass the 11,000th visitor today. I wonder if anyone will claim the prize this time? (If you're not sure what I'm referring to, see the last couple day's notes). I was kind of planning on starting my "vacation from writing" tomorrow. But, I've got a bit more to do on my latest tale, so I think I'll postpone it a day or two. I finished "Out of the Blue" and gave it to Lisa to copyedit. She, of course, did her usual fantastic job [thanks cutie!]. In the process, she managed to show me several places where I've not covered issues as well as I felt I had. Have I ever mentioned what an advantage it is to have Lisa working on my stuff? I've spent most of the morning going through her work and making language changes. I'll think through some of her higher-level questions today during lunch (assuming I get a quiet one). And I'll see if I can implement adequate changes tomorrow. The good news is that the things I'm looking at are pretty much mid and low level story implementation issues, things that arrise in the context of the tale I'm trying to tell rather than issues that actively work against the story (or invalidate it). To giv you an idea, here's my list of notes to think about:
Yeah, I know ... more than you needed to hear. Frank Lloyd Wright said physicians can bury their mistakes, but architects can only plant vines. Well, folks, a writer has nothing between them and their audience but those words. And those words are awfully permanent. Yeah, I'm taking great pains with this story because it's a strange tale, hard science with a leap of faith required from the reader. In order to have this leap of faith occur correctly, it's imperative that I do my best to get everything else just right. If not done well, this story can probably be pretty danged embarrassing. But if it is done well, I think it's a tale that can carry people for awhile. Only time will tell, of course. Anyway, I've got a bit of work still to do this morning, so I better go. Have a great day.  Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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"A physician can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines" Frank Lloyd Wright |
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