Yes, it's been awhile since I've been here, dear reader. I was going to use the excuse that I've been writing my first great novel for NaNoWriMo and must use every single keystroke for the purpose of completing that 50,000 word project. Well, it is now day 11 of the month and I've only got 2,800 words down. AND it sucks. As I'm writing I'm realizing I don't know how to write fiction, how to write dialogue or develop characters. Now if the story involved a report assessing a child's speech and language, I'd do a great job, but sadly I don't think that would be defined as "fiction".
I suppose the novel would be better if a) I had more time to write and b) I made more time to write. See, it's really just Buffy's fault. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, that is. This summer I started renting all of the show's DVDs and am now a full on addict. You really should watch some if you never have before. I'm on season six and the good news is that it only ran seven seasons, however, there is a spin-off series called Angel that I believe ran another seven seasons. Gulp.
Hopefully I will kick myself in the rear and get writing and my story will magically get better. But nothing will ever compare to Joss Whedon, so why am I even bothering??
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