I almost started ranting about how some people refuse to acknowledge the Tiara and continue to play "Sweet Home Alabama" on their phones at full volume, but then I thought, "What good would that do?"
Anyway. It's another day and another quota. In order for me to meet my goal, I've been crunching some numbers to figure out what I need to do to catch up. I'm not as far behind as I thought, and reaching the end triumphantly is possible.
I had a really great conversation this morning with a friend about a great many things. One of them was how some people can be offended at tiny details while they can sit idly by while large issues parade right in front of them, as long as they're not affected. It's something that needs to be addressed--and soon! It turns out that both of us are addressing this very thing in both our stories (though in very different ways).
I've been told by a great many people that I shouldn't set out at the beginning of a project with a goal in mind to tell a story with a specific moral or message--my characters and art will suffer! They say I should just focus on the story, and the message will weave itself in. I'm not sure which of those tactics I'm commencing with, but things do seem to be getting done. The characters are developing, the story is moving, and little conflicts and problems are being brought up and addressed.
I think I need to take some time and write to a few of my characters and get their specific opinions on things. I've been spending a lot of time in my own head lately, and it would be great to get into theirs instead. I wonder what my antagonist will say about my Tiara. On second thought, it's probably better not to mention it to her.
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