Comments on: NOT A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

By: judy King

judy King — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:05:21 +0000

Holly…I’ve written and researched a good deal about the Day of the Dead here in Mexico. A Texas newspaperman, last name Landa, wrote that in Mexico there are three deaths. The first is when the eyes no long see and there is no breath. The second is when the body is out of sight, returned to Mother Earth. Thethird and saddest is when there is no one left to remember.

By: Larkk

Larkk — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:27 +0000

Thanks guys!
I’ve got some super fast writers in my region, and they are really helping push up my word count.
And I’m having a blast : )

By: Ame

Ame — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:09:08 +0000

Thanks!

By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:25:37 +0000

600 words on the dot.

By: Gabby

Gabby — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:15 +0000

Yay- congratulations on the breakthrough.

By: Gabby

Gabby — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:03:05 +0000

Ugh, sorry Michelle, I didn’t mean to write almost exactly what you said. Oops. Sorry! I just keep getting so impressed by how everyone is doing.

By: Ame

Ame — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:52:46 +0000

So after nearly a week of being buried by work I finally, finally had time to sit down and write… and realised I had no clue what happens next. I’m about 25,000 words from the finish line now and all my plotpoints are getting tangled, my characters are wandering off to play scrabble or get drunk with no thought for their poor writer, and although I know what’s going to happen at the end I’m not sure now how I ever meant to get there. So. I sat down, banged my head against the desk a few times, and got out the plot cards. Still not entirely there but the next few steps are illuminated and I have a slightly less tenous thread to follow to the end which is good enough for now.
828 words after all that. So I’m happy.

By: Gabby

Gabby — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:49:32 +0000

Wow, that’s amazing

By: Gabby

Gabby — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:48:31 +0000

LOL. I like that line- very ominous

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:26:12 +0000

Ditto Khena’s response. It’s kind of like getting to read your novel in serial form. Can’t wait to hear what happens next!