Surprisingly I’ve been working later than 9:30pm which used to be where my brain would start shutting off. It’s funny when I think about it but by writing constantly I have mentally got into a rhythm where from 8pm on wards it’s the optimal writing time and that is ideal for my situation.
Maybe it was the inspiration from today’s outing, we went to Stanley Park (dinosaur exhibition) a very beautiful and thrilling day out, or maybe it was the extra super duper large Starbucks Latte I drank around 8pm but it’s gone 10pm and I’m not in bed – ooo get me having a late night eh?
Saying that though, my writing hat has slipped off! I’m continuing the scene from last night, in the King’s office and you know when you’re writing and you get to a point and know you’ll have to heavily re-write a lot of it? that’s what’s happened tonight but I’m happy with the word count (800 on the nose) and the fact I’ve been writing in general so it’s been a good writing evening. Think I’ll go and try some meditation and clear my mind and enjoy the weird dreams undoubtedly that will swim into it. Rodney my cat, was sick all over the rug tonight and that ever so brief interruption stopped my writing flow, but I got more words done tonight than last night where I had no interruption so I’m calling it a win still.
As I was thinking over yesterday’s writing session it came to my realisation that I’m preferring writing the direction of the story; setting the scene, the themes, the silliness of it more than writing the characters. I feel this is the ultimate sin of a writer and in a way feel this is wrong of me. Surely a character should take precedence over everything as it’s their journey we follow, their thoughts and actions we resonate with? I wonder if you other writers think the same?
I shall see you all again tomorrow, same time, same blog.
Tan M Butler 
I used to feel like my writing was “character” driven and somehow that was better than plot or scene driven. Recently I read and embraced that it’s irrelevant. Characters need scenes and scenes need characters so either way you want to approach, the destination is still sound, complete stories. Write from your heart. Work on the craft. It’ll come together.
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Thanks for the feedback Phil, That’s very true what you said. I guess it also depends on what you’re focusing on at the time of writing too. I know once I get a good chunk through my story it’s world will become 2nd place and the characters will become top priority in my head. For now they are at the getting-to-know-you stage.
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