Friday, October 9, 2009

Some Honest Thoughts.

In response to yesterday's Ten Things Challenge, a few of my fabulous web-pals commented on the story potential in what I shall know refer to as the Formula #9 Project. No, I had never thought about writing a story involving a losery, friendless, violin-playing booknerd who moves across the country and turns her life around. Here's why. Real life seems ordinary and unstoryable to me, (Sesquipedalian, is there a footnote for that one?). I like reading and writing about magic and powers. So initially my reaction to everyone's comments was a big whopping, "El. Oh. El. Not likely peeps." But. I suppose I should keep a level head about everything. I mean, what happens if my current love-in-progress doesn't work out? A girl has to keep her options open. I'm not getting any younger, after all, and as great as things are going with loverstory right now, what about the future? Will we be able to go the distance? Will I still be in love through revisions, queries, the good times and bad? Who's to say? I'm not saying I'll cheat, I won't! I'm just saying your comments have made me think for a second. And my thoughts are, maybe it doesn't always have to be about magic. Maybe.
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  1. Wendy SparrowOctober 9, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    Even if there isn't magic involved... it should feel magical when you're writing it. Some people aren't meant to write books that are "coming of age" and some are.

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  2. Diana PazOctober 9, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    Wendy, you exactly understand. It has to feel magical, and when I write regular old life-type stories I get bored. My stats don't show favorably on this. Books I've started writing and never finished: too many to count. Books I've REALLY started (as in, more than a few pages of scribbling) and never finished: Four. And of those four books, all four of them lacked magic, both actually and figuratively. Lastly, number of books I've started and finished: three. And no surprise, those three were the fantasy/supernatural kind. But I'm open to trying new things, so what the hey, after my current wip I'll see if I can spin out the lonely girl story. Maybe.

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  3. The SesquipedalianOctober 9, 2009 at 7:33 PM

    A footnote in unstoryable? I shall have to see if I can work that in. :)

    As for the story, that's a tricky one. I, too, am more apt to enjoy, and thus actually work on, a story involving either magic or some excursion into the mystical, but a good story is a good story and therefore might be worth a second look. I did think it sounded like a really nice Middle Grade or YA story, even if it does lack magic.

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  4. Diana PazOctober 10, 2009 at 5:48 AM

    Thanks Sesqui, I like having writerly pals to discuss all this with. We shall see what happens, but overall I agree. It's worth a second look :)

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  5. Mary E CampbellOctober 10, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    I think your story could have magical elements in it. You don't have to make it complete reality. I love light fantasy.

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  6. Diana PazOctober 11, 2009 at 5:34 AM

    Hi Mary! I bet if I do start the lonely girl story it'll wind up with magical elements. I love light fantasy too!

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