Nothing like an influx of peasants into town to fuel agoraphobia. Today is the 4th of July in America and everyone is up to no good with fireworks an alcohol.
Posted by some-one at July 4, 2006 08:18 PM
The sound of the busses is really strange indeed. It is as if they sigh, tired because they've toiled too long and are one traffic light too tired.
How is the first novel going? Is it anywhere nearer completion? I am very eager to try my eyes on that.
Posted by Nameless at July 5, 2006 01:10 AM
Could the puffy sound be compression breaking? Like with air? Trucks have them, I'd assume buses do too.
Posted by Chloe at July 5, 2006 03:23 AM
If you've got agoraphobia or some form of anxiety disorder, you could collect disability funds. This is much better than worrying about money, and since you are already so abstracted from the outside world, the switch from worrying over money to not having financial problems wouldnt bother you. Some people they never have money and then suddenly get steady income and sort of lose their minds. They come to identify with the reality of struggling and the stress of having not.
Posted by some-one at July 7, 2006 06:43 AM
Nameless - "Giant Rats" is close to finished. I have a bit more work to do on the second draft, and then I'll call it as good as it's getting (for the time being, anyhow).
Chloe - Very possibly. I have absolutely no idea how these things work, so I can't be sure.
some-one - Thanks. I'll be sure to bear that in mind if I ever get agoraphobia/an anxiety disorder.
Posted by Rats at July 7, 2006 04:32 PM
It's a good thing to consider, especially if you have bears in your mind, unless they're nice bears.
Posted by some-one at July 7, 2006 06:25 PM
I don't believe in complete outlines because they don't let the story breathe and the characters live. You can either pick an end or pick a situation or work to define the characters and allow the rest to fill using a loose network of important points you want to hit.
Posted by jk at July 9, 2006 10:09 AM
Yeah, I'm not writing a scene-by-scene outline, or anything. I just want to know how the story ends before I get there. Last time, I didn't. It caused a lot of confusion.
Posted by Rats at July 9, 2006 02:05 PM
If you don't know how it ends, you haven't yet seen what you want. You can write and re-use the brilliant bits which fit when things make sense. Find ways to give yourself freedom from self-judging.
Posted by jk at July 9, 2006 09:52 PM
Self-judging isn't the problem. The idea just isn't quite right yet. I don't think it's a good idea to run with a sloppy premise, just for the sake of getting stuck in. I've spent the last few working days trying different combinations of characters, opening scenes, and prospective outcomes. None of them quite ring true so far. A couple might make decent short stories.
It's coming together, though. It'll get there eventually. Probably this week.
Posted by Rats at July 9, 2006 09:59 PM
Your video "Ben" is really something. You're singing like NICO serenading a rat. Very nice. I could'nt get that song out of my head all last night and this morning. I'm afraid to listen to it again. I might commit suidice.
Posted by some-one at July 11, 2006 02:14 PM
a propos of nothing:
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Posted by Parliamo Scots at July 21, 2006 11:39 PM