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Saturday, January 28, 2006

Last Night I Did The Unthinkable

As I lay down to sleep last night, snuggling up in my warm comforter, I had another one of those river-rushing moments, where an entire chapter just rushed over me--giving me that yesyesyesyes feeling that we writers so adore. But then, instead of getting out of bed and scribbling it down before it flitted away like I normally would, I took a cue from Stephen King. If it's that good, I'll remember it in the morning.

I went to sleep.

Lucky for me, it was still with me when I awoke and I wrote down every bit of it that I could recall, plus some. So, Ninth Grade Sucks is not only moseying its way along...it's also finding its groove.

Yay me. Yay Vlad.

Vampire pride, baby.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're skating on the edge, walking on the wild side and living dangerously, Missy. I shudder to think about going to sleep without writing the words when they come to me. Guess I don't have that vampire pride.

12:43 AM  
Blogger Jpatrick said...

For me, my ideas aren't always as good as I think they are at first. Thus, if it's really good, it will evolve. If it's not so good, maybe it will lead to something good.

Thus, I think it's a mistake to be a slave to impulse.

9:27 AM  
Blogger Heather Brewer said...

When I get swept away with an idea, it's usually a pretty darn good one. But sometimes, the fluffy pillow and cushy comforter have a siren call that even great story ideas can't pull me away from. :)

3:01 PM  

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