Random Ramblings CCXXXIX · 4:30am Mar 14th, 2018
IN WHICH I WATCH THINGS GOOD & BAD
Okay, so I've been writing again and decided to take a break and blog. One thing I wanted to mention above the fold is that I double-dipped on Toradora! last week, finally buying its Blurays. Why? English dub. And it's pretty damn good. Just goes to show how far a good script can take you. More blahblah below!
I tell ya what, I never in my life expected Sparky to take so long to write. I thought it would just be a simple story where Sunset buys a new computer. But it just passed the 6500 word mark and she still hasn't made it to her destination yet. But I'm learning a lot more about the universe I created. Everything is becoming connected -- Orangeglow's death (in Aria's Burritoverse story) is brought up twice. The Burrito Barn is mentioned. Connemara Square Park, where Sunset will go in And That's Good Enough, is mentioned.
While yes, technically this IS all coming out of my own brain, I'm letting the characters guide me a bit, though I'll rein them in if I don't like where they're going.
Meanwhile, I've done some more work on ATGE. This one's going more slowly. Maybe because it's a key entry in the Recovery Arc so I feel like I can't be as carefree with it because, like an idiot, I wrote the ending already and it must conform to what I already have down. Maybe because it's in first-person, meaning I have to dive further into Sunset's head -- which in my world is not the happiest or sanest place. At least I've gotten past the point where I explain something that will become an important plot-point in the final story.
On the bad front, I went and saw my dad in the hospital again today. He's still not doing well. I know the real reason and I'm pretty certain he does too, though he wants to get released to rehab. I can't go every day because he's still living in my hometown, about 35 miles west of where I am now. It takes time and gas to go there and back… and I dropped $175+ on manga and Blurays before learning he was so infirm, so I have to watch my gas usage. Plus, what can I do?
At least he seems to have regained many of his marbles – he was watching the news and commenting on how much of a jackass Donald Trump is.
Anyway, that's all for now.
Peace out!
I'm glad to hear that your stories are taking on lives of your own; it's surely a sign of creative things happening!
I'm very sorry to hear about your dad, though. I've had a bit too much of family members being unwell lately myself. I hope he can beat what he's up against.
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It's not uncommon for my stories to take on lives of their own. A lot of Spider Queen was just my allowing Posh's prompt to run wild in my brain. And it's how most of The Rejected happened. I knew where I wanted to end up, but had no idea how I would get there. The characters decided they wanted to talk things out. You're right some key parts of that story are weak, and I'll rewrite those bits as soon as I have the opportunity. As Sunset recovers from her downward spiral, I'm surprised at just how snarky she can be.
As for my dad, because of what he has, he can't really get better. However, they can do their best to keep him from getting worse.