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purplerabbit) wrote2004-11-08 01:37 pm
purplerabbit) wrote2004-11-08 01:37 pm
On a lighter note...
In reward for so much hard work and because I was feeling both anxious and down, I spent some time on my novel last night. Fans of the story will be happy to know I finished Chapter 18.
I find the most challenging moments of writing the novel is trying to describe emotional/physical sensations that I have experienced but have never seen described in a way that captures my experience of the sensations. There are several sections of this chapter that attempt to do that, which is one of the reasons I think it took longer than some others.
Here is a short quote trying to describe that particular way that someone you love can smell. After his first kiss with Saquel, here is Ahmehas' response:
The smell and taste of her was truly amazing. He had never experienced anything like this before. Desire yes, but not this amazing combination of excitement and comfort. It was the way home should smell. Only Ahmehas had never had a home. He wanted to wrap himself up in her like a warm blanket in the cold. He wanted to never leave home again. He pulled his head back enough to look down into her green eyes. He felt warmth spread through his entire body. He smiled into her eyes and felt like a happy fool.
I find the most challenging moments of writing the novel is trying to describe emotional/physical sensations that I have experienced but have never seen described in a way that captures my experience of the sensations. There are several sections of this chapter that attempt to do that, which is one of the reasons I think it took longer than some others.
Here is a short quote trying to describe that particular way that someone you love can smell. After his first kiss with Saquel, here is Ahmehas' response:
The smell and taste of her was truly amazing. He had never experienced anything like this before. Desire yes, but not this amazing combination of excitement and comfort. It was the way home should smell. Only Ahmehas had never had a home. He wanted to wrap himself up in her like a warm blanket in the cold. He wanted to never leave home again. He pulled his head back enough to look down into her green eyes. He felt warmth spread through his entire body. He smiled into her eyes and felt like a happy fool.