Mar. 1st, 2016

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I spent yesterday and today playing around with choreography rather than writing actual "Guardian" story-words, because I've hit the part of the scene where it is absolutely vital that I know who is where and doing what at every point in time. It is all very well and good to have a POV character overwhelmed by chaos, but the writer needs a better grip on what's actually happening.

So. Choreography time. *sigh*

On the bright side, once I get that done the actual writing should go pretty quickly, and scene three should likewise flow well since I'll already know more or less what goes down and it's just a question of getting Yukiko's reactions and thought process and stuff.

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I can generally write conversations and people following a chain of thought/emotion at the drop of a hat. Externally focused scenes, on the other hand -- action, porn, or anything else that depends on a firm grasp of human anatomy and relative locations -- require a lot more work.
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I came home tonight to a notice on the central staircase of my house (presumably having fallen off the front doorknob) saying the city will be shutting off our water from 8am to noon on Wednesday 3/2/16. Which is tomorrow.

That is VERY SHORT NOTICE. I am just saying.

Fortunately I will be leaving at 8am exactly in order to catch a bus tomorrow morning, so I ought to be able to shower and brush my teeth before the shut-off... except I remember one time when the city said they were going to shut off the smoke shop's water main at 8am, and then actually shut it off about five past 7am. Which is not the same thing AT ALL.

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I think perhaps I should get up a little earlier tomorrow, even though I am working an eleven-hour day (plus at least an hour of transportation time). I will regret having no shower a lot more than I will regret half an hour of lost sleep.

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