Interruptions

I really hate interruptions when I'm working on something, anything. Every person involved in the creative process has to get themselves to a certain state, if you will. A state where every thought makes sense in terms of what you are working on. With stories, that state basically means that words just flow out of you to paper. When an author gets to this state, anything can derail them. So, we have to be careful of putting ourselves in an environment that isn't very distracting. That can be tricky because life just doesn't start and stop at our leisure. But, anyone who attempts anything important and has to deal with several interruptions a day probably knows exactly about the frustrations I'm talking about!! 

Novel one third finished!

Well, it's been about a month and two weeks since I started my novel. I'm happy to say that I have already gotten 40 pages written. When you consider how many times I have been plagued by writer's block when I'm trying to complete a short story, it is truly mind boggling that I have come this far so soon. I am completely thrilled about where the direction of the story is going. Hopefully, if I can keep up the momentum, I can be finished much earlier than I anticipated. My mind is consistently churning about future plans regarding the book as well. From publication, marketing, and so on. It's very exciting!

Catalina

This last weekend I had the pleasure of going to Catalina Island, located off the coast of Long Beach, California. While there, Ms. Anthropy and I were very busy walking trails, going on ghost tours, visiting museums, and, of course, drinking a lot of wine. 12 bottles to be exact! I had no idea that the Island had the history that it did. Many films had been made there, it was a frequent of many Hollywood socialites, and so on. The ghost tours were especially interesting. And while the Hotel we stayed at was definitely not worth the price we paid for it (we didn't get hot water for TWO days!) I really had a decent time. I'm actually writing about my experience in an article and submitting it to the San Diego Reader.

So far, so good

well, the progress on my Novel is gradual. And so far, as with all my other works, it seems like the book is writing itself. I'm trying for a length of at least 120 pages. I feel that this book is going to be slightly more original than the other novels that are flooding the market. And I truly believe that is what the public truly wants. I feel most of us have had enough with all the regurgitated material from Hollywood based on what some hack writers feel are going to 'sell'. New ideas are my agenda. For horror, and everything else in between.

Other side of Horror

I must admit, my novel isn't going to be like the rest of my past works. The differences are not only going to be in terms of length, but also of theme. You see, I write what I like to call 'Elemental Horror'. Essentially, that means I take all of the different facets of Horror from Gothic to Gore, Satanic, Erotic, and so on. One highly overlooked aspect of Horror is the theme of Sadness, or the tragedy, if you will. It carries with it the other side of Horror with themes such as emptiness, loss, pain, and such. Writers such as Sylvia Plath touched on the subject. In my novel, there wont be any Magic Rituals or mass slayings. But, there will be other topics keen to Horror such as Mental Illness, Automatic Writing, and, of course, the theme of Melancholy. I'm giving myself a deadline of 8 months. I don't know if I'm going to attempt other Novels after this one, I guess it all depends on how much I enjoy myself while writing it. 

Starting my first Novel

I'm excited to say that I'm actually starting my first(and probably last) full length novel. Titled 'The Road to Nowhere', It's a story concept that I haven't been able to get out of my head for a long time now. I feel that when the universe gives you a certain nudge, you have to act on it or else you risk not living up to your fullest potential. I've never actually done this before because, as you know, I prefer writing short stories. There's always the risk that you, as a writer, will lose the audiences attention if you drag a story out further than it's supposed to go. So, I don't know what to expect from this particular story. Hopefully, all goes well.

Good start to a new year

So far, so good. 2013 has started pretty well for me. I was informed recently that another one of the articles I submitted to the San Diego Reader is going to be published. I also finished a couple more and submitted them as well. I've been getting a lot done with my new story 'The Loss of Heaven' as well. Me being the way I am, I do enjoy being as productive as can be. Time is the one resource you can never replace. Speaking of which, I wonder when I'm going to spend some time prowling cemeteries. It's been quite a while and I must say, it's one of my favorite past times. I also have my mind thoroughly set on the Occult. No matter how much time I spend studying it, I always want to increase my abilities as far as it's concerned.