A WIP Update

I’ve written about the love of writing here and there and see no need to retrace those tracks at this time, but here’s a confession: I can’t write a word without music. It’s not the lyrics that inspire me (I generally write to voiceless movie soundtracks so there are no lyrics), but the feelings a good piece of music evokes. You see, while not every writer needs motivation, all writers need inspiration.

I’m speaking here of “Character Assassination,” which is my current WIP (work in progress), and a story which illustrates the point I’m trying to make: that writing is a process and not a race, that each story is a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted work that requires patience and care. That rushing often cheapens the read (it does in my case, at least) and lets the author, and more importantly, the reader, down. That is why I have decided to bow out of NaNoWriMo 2006 and give the story its due.

Now, and after all of that, I'm going to go back on my own words and say that inspiration for "Assassination" came in part from the music video below. Just double click the arrow to enjoy.

May you always be inspired.



And because I love this song and have missed hearing it...