Writing.

[foxmonkey]

Working on Still Life, because it's the ... yikes. I was about to tell a lie. It's one ot *two* still unfinished series I've got hanging out there, languishing. I've wanted to finish it up before the end of the year, so I pulled out the remaining three segments to have a look.

Jeebus, each of the three have four-five incarnations. I have the original, then a copy I put on my laptop and later transfered back to disk, a copy that was on my harddrive, and another copy I worked on - very briefly - while visiting my Dad a while back. To make the project even more fun, all of them vary in places. Whee!

I've merged all the different parts for two of the remaining sections. The third will be a bit more work because, while I know where it's going and how it will end, the middle is sagging a bit. Hmmm.

Question: Does anyone out there have a writing journal? If so, has it been useful? What kinds of things do you use it for? If it's online, are select friends invited in for comments and stuff, or is it strictly private?

Learn me!

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[patchworkdragon.livejournal.com]

I do. It's friendlocked out of embarassment, and because I have a nosy husband who likes to look at my unfinshed stuff and mock me :)
I've added the three people who asked, and I'm willing to add more.
Mostly what I do is when I get to a stopping piint, where I know I'm not going to have time for a while or I feel blocked on a story, I post it there. Also, I post scenes, bits of dialogue, and bunnies. There's so far only one person who occassionally comments, but I wouldn't mind more people willing to look and comment, especially when I've got a draft of a story.
The other good thing? I can add to the story from anywhere. From work (shh, you didn't hear that) from my mom's house, from internet cafes. A lot of times I work out dialgue by talking to myself in the car, and then when I get to my destination I run for the nearest puter to post it before I forget it.

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

The other good thing? I can add to the story from anywhere. From work (shh, you didn't hear that) from my mom's house, from internet cafes. A lot of times I work out dialgue by talking to myself in the car, and then when I get to my destination I run for the nearest puter to post it before I forget it.

Yes! The at work thing - not that I'd do that, or anything. But that *would* be convenient. I've had a couple of heart attacks over the years, thinking I'd left something on my desk instead of throwing it in my bag!

But even if I didn't want to write, at least I could bring it up, look at it...it would be mega-convenient for non-home perusal.

[patchworkdragon.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The access from anywhere is worth the hassle of keeping track of which journal you're logged into.

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

Yes! The at work thing - not that I'd do that, or anything.

I meant the above in a *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* kind of way, but I see now that it didn't come off that way.

So yeah, were I the type of person to write at work *cough*, that would be handy. ;-)