Monday Ramblings
Being
sick stinks. Friday,
I was sick in bed all day.
I don’t like being sick and am never a pleasant sick
person. Maybe I’m being too hard on myself; perhaps there are no pleasant sick people. But, when I’m ill, I whine about my aches and
pains and grieve my daily life. And, in the midst of my discomfort, I imagine everyone
else enjoying life without me.
Friday
would have been my favorite Friday of 2013. I am sure of
this. How? Well Friday (as you may remember) is my favorite day of the week. It
was also jeans day, which is my favorite piece of clothing. It was the last
workday of a two day work week. Friday could have been my favorite
Friday of 2013 and …
I missed it.
Now
to Writing
Saturday, I wrote more on the Mona book. I know what
Mona looks like because a month ago I saw a photo on the Internet and knew
immediately – this was the girl in my mind: red curly hair and bright blue
eyes. I grabbed it off the Internet and filed it.
But, I wasn’t sure of her parents’ appearance or anyone
else’s. So Saturday, guess what, I found them on the Internet too.
So I stopped writing and searched for others. Mona’s mom was the
most difficult. There were three applicants. I put Mona and her deceased
dad side by side and one by one the applicants stepped up and tried out for the
part. Finally, I knew which gal should
be Mona’s mother.
I copied/pasted the character photos into a document
along with what I know about them thus far. This has already helped me know my
characters better except for Goth boy.
I
also wrote another post for The Ruralhood.
These stories come to me in the middle of driving or sleeping or at just about
anywhere. It’s awesome. I hope they keep coming. The Triangle is about young silly love. This reminiscence reminded me that I worked at a garment factory right out of high school for 2 ½ years. It was hard work and I didn’t like it, but, if you let yourself (and you should) you can glean something from every experience. At that point, I had been sewing most of the clothes I wore, but this job helped me become a fast seamstress and for that I am appreciative. I wouldn't trade the experience.
So, has the flu hit you yet? What was your
first job out of high school? Do you ever assign photos to your characters?
Comments
I don't know that there are too many pleasant people who are sick and act normal. Yeah, so don't be so hard on yourself.
Cheers in 2013!
You got some writing done .. hope this week brings some more relief and well-being - cheers Hilary
I've never looked for photos of my characters. In fact, when people ask who would play my characters in a movie, I struggle to answer that as I have no idea.
And I've never assigned actual photos to my characters, but thank you because now I am inspired to envision how they look physically and not just their inner minds.
Have a great week!!
Also, it sounds like you're getting a lot of writing done.
I've only assigned photos to one group of characters, and those were the characters of Solomon's Compass.
Now I'm going to read your Ruralhood story :)
I sometimes do photos for my characters, but I like doing theme pictures instead. I create boards on pinterest.
Sorry, you have been sick. I had bronchitis and strep throat, but we have no sick days so I suffered through it (as usual) taking call after call with a raw throat. I was not feeling pleasant but put on a good front for the customers. Being sick is the pits, so it makes me even more grateful for my usual good health. God is good!!
My first job out of high school was as a WAC. I love sewing, but do not think I would like working in a factory. My friend in NY did and she would plug her sewing machine in directly and sew straight through without using a treadle. I like using a serger for speed, but my son's dog broke it. :-(
Good luck with your characters. Sounds like fun.
I like your character development method.
I agree with you about those experiences. I've had some crummy jobs, but you get through them, learn something, follow through and do what you need to... and grow.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
Awesome update on your projects. Best of luck completing them! :)