The Bauble Pile

This is Lale Baize aka Coco Reed, writer and once co-author of Gamble with Fate. As of now, this is the first step to putting my goodies back online. Stay for a bit and enjoy what you find.

Showing posts with label stuff I get up to. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stuff I get up to. Show all posts

Inside the Writer's Head - #1

10/26/2014

I've been thinking lately about certain entries I want to write but they have no connection to works in progress, memes or anything of the sort. They are about writing though. Mainly my own thoughts on writing. Feel free to skip over these entries if they don't interest you. Inside the Writer's Head will consist of personal musings and about writing and my own writing process. Also, this is an exercise to try and get me into the habit of writing journal entries again. Good. Now that I've tipped everyone off to what I'm doing, onto the first topic:

Sex Scenes First

I don't know if anyone else does this--if you even write stories with sex scenes in them--but I find that sometimes I will write a sex scene early on. Even if my characters haven't got there yet in their relationship, or if they even will. Especially if they don't have sex in the actual, finished story. Just to get it out of my system. I then find I can concentrate on other things within the story--little details and focus on the build-up. I do the same thing with fight and battle scenes too. I think it's because usually those kinds of scenes (really, any kind of action) is what I'll think of first anyway. I'll have a really cool idea, or a dramatic idea, and then I need to build around it.

Anyone else do that? Have a similar process?

Writing Meme!

"“Challenge on Infinite Earths” is a 30-day challenge where you take your favorite ship (or character(s)!) and place them in various “what if” scenarios and alternate universes.  Feel free create artwork, graphics, stories, playlist or anything in between while exploring how different environments could potentially create a new experience for characters. 
Please tag your posts under “#30dayAUchallenge”!"
So, I am going to do this. It sounds like it'll be potentially fun! I want to break out Lyre Westreach for this. Perhaps Spooky and Dane as well. Maybe some of my other characters that I haven't finished their stories. Oh, the possibilities!

Just Say, "Yo!"

11/2/12

I'm not doing NaNoWriMo. What I will be doing is something I like to call, "I Am Going to Work on Every Damn Story I Have Unfinished!!!!11" Catchy huh? This is a grab-bag of a whole bunch of pieces, containing COB all the way to the nearly-finished-but-I-gave-up Whore Academy. It won't, however, include any tidbit that belongs to the realm of fan fiction. So I have the remainder of this month to get so many things worked along further or even finished. It's awesome and I'm having fun.

Oh! I am going to try and post a few bits and baubs that are basically short stories and drabbly companion pieces. That Tovin story I asked readers about? I have a solid idea now and am going to finally see about putting it to word. The latest from Lyre Westreach? Almost in the bag.

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All Right, Well, I Guess I'll Put My Things Here...

7/31/2012

Hey there, little blog o' mine! I swear I've been doing things since last we spoke, writing even. :P There were a few times I even attempted journaling, however, since it didn't much pertain to writing or current projects I felt the need to keep the pleasure off my Serious Business blog. Let's just scratch that idea, shall we? Livejournal, I love you, bubby, but you keep toying with me. I guess I'll just do my thing here. :(

So, what's been up with me? Lots! Some of it not so fun. I had my two nephews since May to the beginning of July, I was in a sort of exile/house arrest because I finally was getting a new chair (yay!) but the loner they gave me kept me for doing anything outside my abode for a month (boo!) Finally received my shnazzy new chair (all terrain, mang!) But then I couldn't clear the door in my van. Got that fixed last week. Then I started feeling wonky and went to the doctor. Turns out I had a severe UTI. Woo!

No... I am not even making any of this shit up.

This summer has been dumb, plain and simple. I've barely felt inspired, let alone the drive to write. I have done a little, but really I've given more energy to not going insane. I am hoping the remaining summer and the blessed coming of fall bears more fruit. Juicy, juicy fruit of labour.

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