~~I know you think I've fallen off the end of the Earth, but I've been busy. Really! I've been writing a lot just not here in the Shade. My buddies at the Books and Writers Forum have gotten a new House Party off the ground and I'm participating. I can think of no better place to practice writing. The members are great critique partners and we love each other's work. A house party is a specific setting created by one of the members so that multiple writers can bring characters from their works in progress. We create long, involved story lines that can sometimes cross over and have characters in more than one place.
~~Our current setting is The Mall at the End of Time, created by Ron Wadaski. Go HERE for the warm up party. Warning: We are talking Armageddon consequences that must be foiled by a combination of characters including mine, Alex Singer. In warm ups we let anything hit the fan in order to get our fingers, brains, and words going. This time is no exception.
~~Since Friday, July 1, we have shifted into the official party--HERE. Our theme is Warriors and Lovers with an underpinning of fear. Believe me, every character has something to fear.
~~I've written 10,000 words in the warm up and I've already written 780 in the official House Party. Who knows where I'll end up. All I know is that I will know who Alexander Singer is when I'm done. When I need him in LINE OF FIRE, Cherry Hill Book 2, I'll be ready. ; )
The House Party is a great idea! I'd never heard of it before, so thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt's a free-for-all collaborative writing session where we work out character traits and quirks. Then we can mine the nuggests and take them back home to our WIPs. ; )
ReplyDeleteLove it, Zan Marie! 10,000 words in the warmup - congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAs I explained it to my housemate, the HP is "a giant choose-your-own-adventure party" where everyone's characters get thrown together in a giant stew and have to deal with themselves and each other. [g]
So so _so_ grateful for this HP. And I love Alex!
My husband just laughs, shakes his head, and grimaces when he sees me back at the computer again. ; )
ReplyDeleteHappy that you have cool critique partners and you are all partying!!
ReplyDeletegood good!!
with warm regards
Another Author
Wow, that sounds way to cool! Congrats on the 10k. Have fun. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Another Author and Madeline. We do have inordinate fun over at Compuserve B&W Forum. Best writting partners and friends you can have.
ReplyDeleteHee hee, while you're at the Mall, then you *have* fallen off the end of the Earth [bg]
ReplyDeleteHaving a great tome at the HP - just wish I had a girl to bring for Alex!
Yep! And a wild and wacky place the end fo the Earth is! There are girls around...We'll see. ; )
ReplyDeleteSo much fun, Zan Marie, and wow, what word counts! It is good to fall off the earth once in awhile, no?
ReplyDeleteAdd another 3300 or so and still running. We wrap up in the next day or so. It's been wild, but I've cracked a new character wide open and know what makes him tick. ; )
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