I just cracked...

50,000 words.

That would be the halfway mark, for those of you following me on this wild adventure.

Do I have plot? Eh, sort of. Do I have interesting and engaging characters? Oh, lord, I think so. I've mentioned the Mad Love I have for Ben (over and over ad nauseum, probably), and Angeline is turning into quite the complicated person in her own right. My villain is appropriately villainous as well. Not as nuanced as my villain in the last one, but I like him anyway.

But, you know. Halfway point. I should be figuring out how this thing started and where it's going to end, because all I've really written is the Great Swampy Middle. And a fine ride it's been, but damn.

I just cracked...

50,000 words.

That would be the halfway mark, for those of you following me on this wild adventure.

Do I have plot? Eh, sort of. Do I have interesting and engaging characters? Oh, lord, I think so. I've mentioned the Mad Love I have for Ben (over and over ad nauseum, probably), and Angeline is turning into quite the complicated person in her own right. My villain is appropriately villainous as well. Not as nuanced as my villain in the last one, but I like him anyway.

But, you know. Halfway point. I should be figuring out how this thing started and where it's going to end, because all I've really written is the Great Swampy Middle. And a fine ride it's been, but damn.

Baaa.

Wallpaper meme, via the handsome and talented johncwright
Rules—
01. Anyone who looks at this entry wants to has to may post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.
02. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
03. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on!

Here is a thumbnail:


Five sentences...
1. It's Robert Downey Jr kissing Rachel McAdams. There is no bad there.
2. It's Sherlock Holmes kissing Irene Adler. Again, there is no bad there. Unless you're a rabid BSI, in which case I'm sorry.
3. It's not a secret that Robert Downey Jr plays Ben in my head (a shorter, blond, more baby-sealish RDJ, but, still, RDJ). Having him there inspires the Muse to greater heights.
4. Having a pic of RDJ kissing someone when I'm trying to write a semi-romantic scene also inspires the Muse. Yes, I wrote a sex scene yesterday. Try not to die of shock. That makes number five for this one.
5. Considering how screwed up (from my reading of the script) the "relationship" between Holmes and Adler is in the movie, it mirrors very well the relationship between Ben and Angeline, although the relationships are not screwed up in the same way by any stretch of the imagination.

So, yeah, when I design wallpaper, I do it deliberately so that a very strong image is on one side or the other. And then, when I sit down to write, I use Word at 85% and scoot the window over to one side or other of the computer.

Considering what I've been writing lately, maybe I should find an image of RDJ where he's had the shit beaten out of him, or is at least bleeding about the face. The boxing pic from SH is a good one, but I could use another one...

( under the cut is a 1024x600 image )

Baaa.

Wallpaper meme, via the handsome and talented johncwright
Rules—
01. Anyone who looks at this entry wants to has to may post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.
02. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
03. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on!

Here is a thumbnail:


Five sentences...
1. It's Robert Downey Jr kissing Rachel McAdams. There is no bad there.
2. It's Sherlock Holmes kissing Irene Adler. Again, there is no bad there. Unless you're a rabid BSI, in which case I'm sorry.
3. It's not a secret that Robert Downey Jr plays Ben in my head (a shorter, blond, more baby-sealish RDJ, but, still, RDJ). Having him there inspires the Muse to greater heights.
4. Having a pic of RDJ kissing someone when I'm trying to write a semi-romantic scene also inspires the Muse. Yes, I wrote a sex scene yesterday. Try not to die of shock. That makes number five for this one.
5. Considering how screwed up (from my reading of the script) the "relationship" between Holmes and Adler is in the movie, it mirrors very well the relationship between Ben and Angeline, although the relationships are not screwed up in the same way by any stretch of the imagination.

So, yeah, when I design wallpaper, I do it deliberately so that a very strong image is on one side or the other. And then, when I sit down to write, I use Word at 85% and scoot the window over to one side or other of the computer.

Considering what I've been writing lately, maybe I should find an image of RDJ where he's had the shit beaten out of him, or is at least bleeding about the face. The boxing pic from SH is a good one, but I could use another one...

( under the cut is a 1024x600 image )