Plaything
I am having a bit of trouble with this new story now. It's not the plot, I have that all worked out. I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out the best way to tell it, though. I have several options and every time I think I've got it nailed down and start working on it, it seems . . . not right. Again.
This morning, I saved about 250 words from the previous version, put it into a new document, added a couple paragraphs at the beginning, and a few more after, and at the end of the morning only had about 541 words altogether. And still it just doesn't feel like this is the story. I think I'm still not starting where the story starts, you know? I'm trying to start as close to the end as possible but maybe I'm not starting close enough. So I'll keep trying. Either way, I want to have this first draft finished by next Friday, so I've got my work cut out for me and my subconscious had better get on the ball.
Today's feature chapbook is "Plaything", which I wrote probably in 2000, MAYBE late 1999, but I think it's more likely 2000. The idea came while I was working third shift at this produce company in KC and it was a lot of late nights and being always exhausted. I was sitting in the break room one night with my tired face in my hands and I looked up when I heard someone come in and for a second my writer's mind said "What if I looked up and saw myself walking into the room?"
That was about all it took for this story to come out. The story is backed by "Parliament of Jim", another story about identity and choices and feeling helpless in your own skin, which is no longer your own skin. The book is 34 pages, 5X8, in 11pt Garamond, and is available in print or ebook versions. Print versions can be had at CreateSpace (https://www.createspace.com/3965499) or Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Plaything-C-Den...), while the ebook versions are available for all the main ereaders, Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/Plaything-ebook...) through Amazon and Smashwords, while you can get the ebook for your Nook, Sony reader or Kobo also through Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...). Print versions are $4.99, with the ebooks going for $2.99.
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This morning, I saved about 250 words from the previous version, put it into a new document, added a couple paragraphs at the beginning, and a few more after, and at the end of the morning only had about 541 words altogether. And still it just doesn't feel like this is the story. I think I'm still not starting where the story starts, you know? I'm trying to start as close to the end as possible but maybe I'm not starting close enough. So I'll keep trying. Either way, I want to have this first draft finished by next Friday, so I've got my work cut out for me and my subconscious had better get on the ball.
Today's feature chapbook is "Plaything", which I wrote probably in 2000, MAYBE late 1999, but I think it's more likely 2000. The idea came while I was working third shift at this produce company in KC and it was a lot of late nights and being always exhausted. I was sitting in the break room one night with my tired face in my hands and I looked up when I heard someone come in and for a second my writer's mind said "What if I looked up and saw myself walking into the room?"
That was about all it took for this story to come out. The story is backed by "Parliament of Jim", another story about identity and choices and feeling helpless in your own skin, which is no longer your own skin. The book is 34 pages, 5X8, in 11pt Garamond, and is available in print or ebook versions. Print versions can be had at CreateSpace (https://www.createspace.com/3965499) or Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Plaything-C-Den...), while the ebook versions are available for all the main ereaders, Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/Plaything-ebook...) through Amazon and Smashwords, while you can get the ebook for your Nook, Sony reader or Kobo also through Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...). Print versions are $4.99, with the ebooks going for $2.99.
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