Thursday, August 1, 2013

Dead or alive?

I just finished 82k in rewrite--and I do mean rewrite. I feel a little like this drawing I found on the beach. Is it a flipper-person, a forensic drawing? I'm not sure if it's embracing the world or collapsing. But I love it, just like I love discovering anything someone has created for the joy of it. I may be exhausted, but I'm still ready to happy dance.

I am ecstatic to have written "The End" even though I know I'll need to let it rest and read it for continuity, gaping sinkholes, etc. But I have the perfect excuse for letting it rest since I'll be at the SCBWI conference for the next four days. Can't wait to soak it all up, to listen to people talk about storytelling and how to make it better and better.

See you on the other side...

9 comments:

Sarah Laurence said...

Congratulations and have fun at SCBWI!

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

Thanks, Sarah! I'm really excited. Hope I can sleep tonight....

Jemi Fraser said...

Have a great time at the conference! I bet you learn lots :) Congrats on 'the end' too - always fun!

Laurel Garver said...

Hope the conference is invigorating and helps renew your love of story. (Revising can often have the opposite effect at times, right?)

Liza said...

Hooray for you and enjoy the conference!

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

*waves at Jemi, Laurel and Liza* I am having a great time. I'll post something about it next week, for sure. :D

Yvonne Osborne said...

Alive. Definitely alive!

Jan Morrison said...

love that photo! oh people's minds are an endless source of fun.
Hope you're having a ball at the conference and YAY for writing The End. just yay!

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

Hi Yvonne! Hi Jan! sorry I've not checked in for awhile. thanks for stopping in. I'm trying to pull the scattered parts of myself together again after the wonder of the conference and the turmoil of selling a house. Life is not dull!