PIKE HERE: As you may have noticed, a few people have posted notes about the mistakes I made in STRANGE GIRL. Even more people have personally written me emails about the errors I made. My answer is -- RELAX! I check fine details when I do a final draft and, as I mentioned, this is a rough draft. Part of the reason I posted a first draft was to show you guys how a book has to evolve before its ready for publication. Frankly, writing a first draft, Ill put in all kinds of made up facts just so I can keep the flow going. I have a saying I tell beginning writers. Just get something on paper -- or on your computer screen -- dont worry if its lousy or makes no sense. You can always fix it later. It might sound strange but its often the desire to write perfectly -- on the first draft -- that stops a writer dead in his or her tracks. For example, my gf is writing a book but its going slowly for that very reason. She keep wanting everything to be flawless. Yet -- Ive never met an author who could write a perfect first draft. For that matter, even when I finish a book, it still has mistakes in it. Why? Because Im human, and Im an impatient human being at that. Im always in a hurry to get on to my next book. Nevertheless, I can already see several places in the first chapter of Strange Girl that I have to fix, and that I will fix. All that aside, I want to thank you guys for your feedback on the chapter. Im still writing Strange Girl and Im finding it a very exciting but disconcerting experience. The title is perfect -- it really is a strange story. It doesnt have a plot in the ordinary sense of the word. Yet, ironically, I find it extremely moving. I feel the way I did when I wrote Sati. Each day I cant wait to spend time with Aja, although Aja is actually the opposite of Sati. From the start Sati loudly proclaimed who she was, and answered any question asked. With Aja -- she doesnt say much and shes anything but loud. I feel like Fred while writing the book -- that Im poking around at the edges of Aja, begging her to give me a glimpse or clue of who or what she really is. Once again, Ive run into another character who has gotten away from me, and who is definitely a lot smarter than I am. Poor Fred, Poor Me -- I have no idea how this thing is going to end. PIKE/KEVIN
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 04:23:01 +0000
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