It Comes Together
October 9, 2000
7:24 a.m.
So last night I turned out the light and laid my head down on my pillow. I reached out like I always do to touch Lisa. I find it somehow comforting to have some physical contact with her as I drift off to sleep. There, suddenly, was the title. Once again, I do not know why these things work as they do. I'm just glad they do. I thought about getting up and writing it down. But I knew I didn't need to. Some titles are so perfect you don't need to remember them. I said it a few times in my mind, making sure anyway. Then went to sleep. So now I know that the story I've been working on for the past three weeks or so is titled "Like Parchment in Glass." It's not a title I would have ever come up with a week or more ago. Well, duh, huh?   And after a concerted effort yesterday, I think the story is a day away from being ready to read. Maybe. As always, I reserve the right to back out at the last moment. Rounding out at just under 14,000 words right now, this has been a long story. It's one that's gotten me a bit down at times. I like to see things getting accomplished. You might have gleaned that from some of my earlier posts. I like to feel productive, and as long as I'm feeling that way, I can keep a positive attitude. But this is a complex story both from the main character's point of view and from the world's political point of view. Beyond that, it's just long. It has taken a great deal of concentration and effort. For three weeks I've been talking here about "fast writing" all the while being unable to "finish" the piece I was working on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Physician heal thyself. Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to sit down and read it all in one pass to make sure the whole thing actually flows as well as I currently think it does. Having the title handy helps. If I'm right, I'll move to the next phase. If not, then I'll back up and do it again. That's a part of being persistent, you know? Once a persistent writer knows what his story is, he comes back to the table until he gets it right. [Yes, that is a loaded sentence.] I refuse to let this story beat me. I know the story. It is a good story. It will come out, and it will come out the way I say it will. Though I tout fast writing, I also refuse to put out something I think is less than my best. I'm just one of those "I can have it all" type of guys, I guess. Have a great day.  Your entries are like glass in flesh Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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Played Pok-e-mon with Brigid this weekend, too. And watched "Rear Window." |
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