It's been the usual fun, hectic, week.
Saturday, we had a big date -- a trip to Bardstown road, where I controlled my spending, dinner at Sesame Chinese (we wanted to go to Tony Roma's, but it's closed for renovations), and "Forgetting Sara Marshall", one of the new genre of "Romantic Comedies for Men". Amusingly, despite two Hawt Chix in the film, the only nudity was male -- full on shots of the star's, ah, credentials. I think the director it making a Subtle Point about the casual acceptance of female nudity in films and the general lack of male nudity. It was a typically raunchy Apatow romp, but not without charm and some emotional depth. And a vampire puppet musical.
Monday was book club, except it was LAST Monday.
Tuesday was birthday dinner, followed a trip to the Bats ballgame, where we saw them lose to the Toledo Mudhens, a team I always thought was something made up for M*A*S*H. I guess I was wrong. I will note that not only are the ballparks out here smaller, the ballpark food is inferior. First, no garlic fries! What's up with that? Second, the corn dog was not an unnatural shade of pink. It looked like it might contain real vertebrate meat. You call that ball park food?
Wednesday was the flash fiction group; I had nothing due to The Novel.
Thursday was the game, where due to Lizard Error, the Big Bad was a bit easier to take down than she was supposed to be.
Friday is...today. Magic The Gathering new release tournament tonight.
Tomorrow, I hope to see Iron Man avec friends.
Still working on The Novel. I find there's spots where characters have conversations I know they should have, but then they tend to reach this point where it seems like they're drifting into self-indulgent back-and-forth twaddle. So they get attacked by a bear. It's the writing equivalent of "The DM is bored. He rolls on the random encounter table."
If this is ever published, and if I'm ever Rich And Famous TM, I will write a guide to "Writing novels the RPG way!"
Comments (2)
The best tip I've ever gotten from a "how to write best-sellers" book was to make sure each scene opens, has a conflict, then ends. Makes for much more interesting conversations! Can't wait to read your Iron Man review. Happy Birthdays to you both!
"The DM is bored," works for me...
I have found that If a scene is boring me, it will probably bore my readers as well. Just feel the virtue oozing from every pore as you crank out that monster-sized novel, then scratch one foot in the ground, pee on a bush, and beat your chest. ;)