Angela Verdenius's Blog - Posts Tagged "exasperation"
New Book started - ARGH!!!
So I started the new BBW romance yesterday. Wrote nine pages. Liked the first three and am ditching the rest today and re-doing. ARGH! I hate when scenes start off good and then spiral downwards after a few pages - it means the characters are not working with the scene. *shaking fist in exasperation*
Nothing for it but to scrap those pages and start again.
I have to admit, writing those first few pages is so hard for me. Trying to introduce new characters and situations without:
1. hurrying them
2. dragging the scene out
Never mind. I fortify mysef with a Diet Coke *sipsipsip*, put on the music (just loving 'Let It Go' from Frozen (yes, you heard me right...the animated Disney movie), and AxeMan from Resident Evil Afterlife.
What? I hear you say. Isn't that two extremes? Hey, you're looking at someone who loves zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead and Resident Evil, and who proudly rents the latest Tinkerbell movie when it comes out!
Nothing for it but to scrap those pages and start again.
I have to admit, writing those first few pages is so hard for me. Trying to introduce new characters and situations without:
1. hurrying them
2. dragging the scene out
Never mind. I fortify mysef with a Diet Coke *sipsipsip*, put on the music (just loving 'Let It Go' from Frozen (yes, you heard me right...the animated Disney movie), and AxeMan from Resident Evil Afterlife.
What? I hear you say. Isn't that two extremes? Hey, you're looking at someone who loves zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead and Resident Evil, and who proudly rents the latest Tinkerbell movie when it comes out!
Why? Just WHY? Argh!!!
I recently watched Fear the Walking Dead S3.
OMG - why do I DO this to myself? I don't like the characters, I wish they'd all get eaten by zombies, and the whole thing just drives me nuts.
So WHY did I buy it and WATCH it knowing this?
Self-torture?
Self-punishment?
No, I'm just jonesing for zombies. I'm waiting for S8 of The Walking Dead to come out on DVD in Sept/Oct, I'm waiting for a good zombie movie, so my next best thing is buying the freakin' Fear the Walking Dead.
Even though I can't stand it.
How's that for an addiction to zombie, huh? Needing a zombie flick so bad that I'll watch one knowing I'm going to blow my top.
And I did. I blew my top.
Within five minutes (I kid you not. 5. Five. FIVE MINUTES!) I was yelling at the TV, throwing my hands all over the place, rolling my eyes so wildly it's amazing they didn't just fall out of my head and roll on the floor for the cats to play with.
I wanted the lead heroine (Madison) to be eaten. Or smacked.
The son? Eat or smack, preferably both.
The daughter? She was okay until towards the end - that was a WTHell moment.
I'm telling you, this family is a walking disaster. They strut in there (that'd be Madison), do stupid things (cue the son and Madison), and then have a WTHell moment (let's just throw in the daughter here, okay?)
This family leaves death and destruction in their wake, they're worse than the zombies. I've said it before and I'll say it again - if there's a zombie apocalypse and someone says there's safety in numbers and to join their group - not on your freakin' nelly, people. Never. Nada. NO FREAKIN' WAY! I'll have a better chance with the zombies.
So as I sat there, the last episode finished, knowing there was no way I'd get those hours of my life back, and I'm fuming and a bit dry-throated from all the yelling and swearing at the TV, I just can't believe I have done it yet again. Been so strung out wanting a zombie flick that I watched FTWD S3. What is wrong with me? WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
I'm so tired just writing this. I'm exhausted. Now I hear that FTWD and TWD are going to do a cross-over.
My mouth fell open. (A fly nearly got in, too, but we won't go there).
Are you serious? Are you kidding? FTWD and TWD? All I can say is - nice knowing you, Rick! Here's a word of advice - RUN! As far and fast as you can from Madison and her kids. This little family has the capacity to wipe out every group - hey, ...wait a minute...just had a thought...
Send Madison and her kids against Neegan - that'd wipe him out! Secret weapon people, secret weapon! Why didn't I think of that before? Rick! Rick, listen to me! Send Madison and her kids to Neegan, wipe out your enemy (I know, it's ruthless, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, right?), and then run, Rick, RUN!
BTW...I have to get the fast forward button on the remote control fixed again. I've worn it out...
OMG - why do I DO this to myself? I don't like the characters, I wish they'd all get eaten by zombies, and the whole thing just drives me nuts.
So WHY did I buy it and WATCH it knowing this?
Self-torture?
Self-punishment?
No, I'm just jonesing for zombies. I'm waiting for S8 of The Walking Dead to come out on DVD in Sept/Oct, I'm waiting for a good zombie movie, so my next best thing is buying the freakin' Fear the Walking Dead.
Even though I can't stand it.
How's that for an addiction to zombie, huh? Needing a zombie flick so bad that I'll watch one knowing I'm going to blow my top.
And I did. I blew my top.
Within five minutes (I kid you not. 5. Five. FIVE MINUTES!) I was yelling at the TV, throwing my hands all over the place, rolling my eyes so wildly it's amazing they didn't just fall out of my head and roll on the floor for the cats to play with.
I wanted the lead heroine (Madison) to be eaten. Or smacked.
The son? Eat or smack, preferably both.
The daughter? She was okay until towards the end - that was a WTHell moment.
I'm telling you, this family is a walking disaster. They strut in there (that'd be Madison), do stupid things (cue the son and Madison), and then have a WTHell moment (let's just throw in the daughter here, okay?)
This family leaves death and destruction in their wake, they're worse than the zombies. I've said it before and I'll say it again - if there's a zombie apocalypse and someone says there's safety in numbers and to join their group - not on your freakin' nelly, people. Never. Nada. NO FREAKIN' WAY! I'll have a better chance with the zombies.
So as I sat there, the last episode finished, knowing there was no way I'd get those hours of my life back, and I'm fuming and a bit dry-throated from all the yelling and swearing at the TV, I just can't believe I have done it yet again. Been so strung out wanting a zombie flick that I watched FTWD S3. What is wrong with me? WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
I'm so tired just writing this. I'm exhausted. Now I hear that FTWD and TWD are going to do a cross-over.
My mouth fell open. (A fly nearly got in, too, but we won't go there).
Are you serious? Are you kidding? FTWD and TWD? All I can say is - nice knowing you, Rick! Here's a word of advice - RUN! As far and fast as you can from Madison and her kids. This little family has the capacity to wipe out every group - hey, ...wait a minute...just had a thought...
Send Madison and her kids against Neegan - that'd wipe him out! Secret weapon people, secret weapon! Why didn't I think of that before? Rick! Rick, listen to me! Send Madison and her kids to Neegan, wipe out your enemy (I know, it's ruthless, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, right?), and then run, Rick, RUN!
BTW...I have to get the fast forward button on the remote control fixed again. I've worn it out...
