tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214300464500699070.post7736574122293868033..comments2014-05-05T23:59:10.595+04:00Comments on Fable Weavings: Story MagicPratimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18263759344015177210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214300464500699070.post-40810345295791278442013-10-06T22:25:33.573+04:002013-10-06T22:25:33.573+04:00And the headache, don't forget the headache! W...And the headache, don't forget the headache! Which happens when you realize your story is a giant mess that probably can't be unraveled, but you're writing it anyway, hoping against hope that it will somehow all make sense in the end.<br /><br />At the moment, I'm holding my other novel ideas hostage (though they aren't exactly shiny new since I had them last year and even wrote bits of them). And the shiny new ideas can only take you so far before you hit the same phase of "what-the-hell-am-I-doing-I-should-be-working-on-something-else" yet again!<br /><br />I actually remember reading this post by Veronica Roth, where she compares a trilogy to a long-term relationship and it's genius:<br />http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/2010/05/why-trilogy-is-like-long-term.htmlPratimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18263759344015177210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214300464500699070.post-34715945508903982502013-10-06T19:32:20.027+04:002013-10-06T19:32:20.027+04:00I love the idea of treating a story like a relatio...I love the idea of treating a story like a relationship. I've never thought of it that way, but yes! It takes commitment! And time! And effort! And sometimes you forget what you even saw in the story in the first place, so you have to think back and remember the baby stages when it was all sparks and fireflies, and you realize that you love your story, how could you have ever forgotten, and you stick it out because your story is worth every bit of pain and heartache.<br /><br />Haha, yep. I think that's pretty accurate. <br /><br />Especially when you consider how tempting it is to cheat with other shiny-new stories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513724101145067887noreply@blogger.com