On Dating Writers

I haven’t logged on for a long time, let alone approve comments and post. I mean, two months? Two and a half months? Also, allow me to apologise for the all kittens killed when I claimed DEM forums were Paolini fan content. They are not. Forgive me.

Right, so, what’s happened? Since last time? A lot has happened:

1) I wrote some flashfic; it didn’t work out. Don’t ask the details. I’m not in the mood.

2) I gave up on that story I was writing. With the weird name. The beggar dude. Yeah, had a complete rethink. But! I think the new idea is far better, and I’m about 12000 words in. It takes ideas from the old thing but it makes sense and isn’t so… pretentious. I also think my writing style has a improved a bit, but we’ll see about that. It’s called Eterne, featuring Logan and his brother, Finnian. They’re both idiots (one’s a murderer and the other’s a depressed, retired detective).

3) Just before I started Eterne, I was writing a different novel, which was what I was talking about before–the nightmare world? You won’t know it, i guess. That didn’t see the light of day, but I might continue without in the future.

4) And before that, even, I wrote 1800 words into a novel, Milkman, a single day. I actually think it was quite good (for me) but it was too random, and, well, humour isn’t my strong point. Go Terry Pratchett/Douglas Adams! On that note, I bought Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Nation. They are awesome novelists. Oh, and The Road by Cormac McCarthy is one the best books of the millennium, and Birdsong is also awesome.

So there you have it. =) I’m desperate to finish Eterne by my birthday in December–the sooner I can get away from the alarm clock, the better!

So that’s my personal update. I also love Neil Gaiman, which is a random footnote I thought I’d throw in there

Now, why would someone date a writer?

1. Writers are really passionate.
2. Writers will give you that tingy feeling when you know that you’ve been romanced.
3. Writers will join the crusade against accountants, for they understand the worth of love as glue and not money, or that fake hybrid rope of the two.
4. Writers will think about you when tey write, and you will book up a book or poem by him or her, and understand that you’re the protagonist or a sexy antagonist.
5. Writers discuss different perspectives; it’s part of their day.
6. Writers are intelligent. You can’t deny that. Unless they’re very bad, of course,
7. Writers can think through their feelings and give them to you.
8. Writers are creative.
9. Writers may be able to adjust their schedules for you, considering how plain it is.
10. Writers wear thesauruses in the heart. They’ll list the reasons for their love.
11. Writers don’t ask for much. A book or two won’t go amiss.
12. Writers are sexy. Well, I might be the only one, but oh well.

So? To date or not to date?