If You Want To Stop Writing...
...try writing a sex scene. I wrote one for Ashes of War and I haven't really made any solid progress since. It's weird writing such a thing. The best part--I still have other scenes to write.
I am lucky, however. I've shown selections from this sequence to a friend who told me that it wasn't too graphic and it wasn't too cutesy. It made its point, described what it had to and got on with the story. Without this scene, I don't get to jump into the politics of Uyoku and a fun little assassination plot. Also, it helps develop some of the reasoning the overall "villain" has.
Part of the problem is that, while I know all about Uyoku (the aristocratic, European-style nation), I have very little developed with Sayoku (the spiritual, Asian-style nation). The last thing I did for Sayoku was develop a custom to replace kissing. Why? I don't remember where I first read about it, but kissing was non-existant in Japan until the first Europeans visited them. I also established that they have butterflies that gather over the city of Krilsa.
The other part of the problem is that I'm still getting acclimated to having a work schedule. I know a lot of people want my job, and I must say, being a Barnes & Noble bookseller is great. I haven't sold any books yet, but I am scheduled for training on our inventory program this week. Carrying and rearranging books is a blast. It's tiring, but I think I work harder than most people that are in the same position I'm in.
Finally, IF anyone is still out there, what would you think about me putting up more character concept art? I did it before and I thought it was awesome. What did you think?
I am lucky, however. I've shown selections from this sequence to a friend who told me that it wasn't too graphic and it wasn't too cutesy. It made its point, described what it had to and got on with the story. Without this scene, I don't get to jump into the politics of Uyoku and a fun little assassination plot. Also, it helps develop some of the reasoning the overall "villain" has.
Part of the problem is that, while I know all about Uyoku (the aristocratic, European-style nation), I have very little developed with Sayoku (the spiritual, Asian-style nation). The last thing I did for Sayoku was develop a custom to replace kissing. Why? I don't remember where I first read about it, but kissing was non-existant in Japan until the first Europeans visited them. I also established that they have butterflies that gather over the city of Krilsa.
The other part of the problem is that I'm still getting acclimated to having a work schedule. I know a lot of people want my job, and I must say, being a Barnes & Noble bookseller is great. I haven't sold any books yet, but I am scheduled for training on our inventory program this week. Carrying and rearranging books is a blast. It's tiring, but I think I work harder than most people that are in the same position I'm in.
Finally, IF anyone is still out there, what would you think about me putting up more character concept art? I did it before and I thought it was awesome. What did you think?
posted by LEN! at 1:14 AM
3 Comments:
First, I'll say that the butterflies gathering over the city sounds neat.
Secondly, book inventory and moving can definitely be tiring, but you have tangible progress which I think helps. I used to spend a couple of weeks each summer helping my dad inventory and move all the various history textbooks so they knew how many to order for next fall, and so the summer school kids wouldn't destroy them.
I would definitely be in favor of more concept art.
Sounds cool, your last bits of art were very nice. I would like to see more.
You know I realized I've never had to right a sex scene... I think the closest was the end of Together/Moonbeam ;) I could have put one in Solar I guess, but instead I opted for a one line "I didn't go home that night" or something like that. Writng a sex scene in first person would be interesting though.
As far as first person sex scenes go, you could always look at some of the Laurell K. Hamilton stuff. You know, porn. Actually, what I've read of hers isn't that porno, but it comes really close.
It might take me a few days on those concept images, but I assure you, they're coming.
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