July 1st. Monday. The day is wet and overcast and I am feeling soggy. My mood seems to be joining in with the weather.
On reading--Last week, I finished reading Neil Gaiman's new novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It was quite wonderful and there is this one moment, when I felt the writer looking into the abyss and the abyss looking back. It gave me goosebumps. It swallowed that book whole, I couldn't put it down. I admire his craft of writing.
On writing--I have to trust myself with my work...go out on that limb called faith...'cause right now I seem to be shying away from the writing. I spent last Friday writing up all my post-it notes for Indigo into a two-page cheat sheet to help keep me straight on characters and back stories. And there are so many holes...I'm afraid I am trying to plug the holes up while the dam is ready to break open. I seem to be continuing on the being all wet analogy.
On movies--Okay, I also went to see Much Ado About Nothing by my favorite writer/director, Joss Whedon. It was really entertaining to see his modern version of this play in movie form. I'm not sure if it all of it worked but it was great to see so many actors from his previous shows join him in this venture. I loved Nathan Fillion...he made me laugh the hardest but I think that was supposed to happen. And Amy Acker as Beatrice really worked for me (she needs to be in a lot more movies) but I found Alexis Denisof's portrayal of Benedick a bit lackluster...with the exception of that one moment when he's working out and spouting his monologue. The act of working out helped his delivery of those lines. I really loved Denisof in Buffy and Angel and I wanted him to be funnier I guess.
On television--Lastly, Ray Donovan finally started on Sunday night on Showtime. LOVE Liev Schrieber in this show...but more importantly Katherine Moennig is playing his assistant Lena. This woman is hot and I like her kick back acting vibe. God bless the working lesbians out (of the closet) in Hollywood!!
Peace,
L~
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Monday, July 1, 2013
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Literary Geeks Rise Up!
The last couple of days I have been spring cleaning. I know it's late summer but I just have a need to clear out the clutter. No, I'm not procrastinating on the writing. I actually need to make some space on my desk to actually do it. Anyway, I've set a pile of books to give away and leave in random places so folks can pick them up. Hopefully I won't get a ticket for littering. I have another pile of books to ship out to friends, returning things that I've held on for a long while...hmmm. And I know there is more to get rid of. Desk drawers and file cabinets full of random wires and old electronic equipment and past magazines that need to be read or thrown out.
Earlier today I read the following Joss Whedon article on Wired (May 2012): http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/joss-whedon/
For crying out loud, Whedon quotes Roland Barthes... this is the point when the literary geek girl in me swoons. Loved the article, completely inspired me and I enjoyed even reading about those moments of insecurity when he works on his projects. He talks about his success, his misfires and about his writing craft. LOVED IT!!
On the train ride home, I was reading Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt. I'm midway through this novel and I wish I had known about this writer sooner in my life. The way she handles the internal dialogue of the protagonist is doing my head in (in a good way). There is so much internal strife and she handles it delicately between a handful of lines. Beautifully done. Can't wait to read more. Altho' my eyes feel like they might pop out of my head from too much computer/reading/writing today.
Lastly, tonight I spent the night working on my novel. I wrote for three hours (1,500 words) and I feel good, decent and productive. While I was on the train reading Highsmith...something about my novel clicked for me. I realized how to introduce the betrayal that I've been struggling with almost from the beginning. It wasn't even what I was reading instead...my brain is constantly working on this story in the background somewhere...looking at the problems...trying to figure out the next solution. Working on this story makes sense again. I'm also rethinking the title. Just don't know yet what it needs to be. I'll keep calling it Indigo until the new title comes...until then...I keep writing.
Peace,
Lily~
All artwork, photos, and text © Copyright 2008-2012 Liliana Almendarez unless indicated otherwise. All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Liliana Almendarez.
Earlier today I read the following Joss Whedon article on Wired (May 2012): http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/joss-whedon/
For crying out loud, Whedon quotes Roland Barthes... this is the point when the literary geek girl in me swoons. Loved the article, completely inspired me and I enjoyed even reading about those moments of insecurity when he works on his projects. He talks about his success, his misfires and about his writing craft. LOVED IT!!
On the train ride home, I was reading Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt. I'm midway through this novel and I wish I had known about this writer sooner in my life. The way she handles the internal dialogue of the protagonist is doing my head in (in a good way). There is so much internal strife and she handles it delicately between a handful of lines. Beautifully done. Can't wait to read more. Altho' my eyes feel like they might pop out of my head from too much computer/reading/writing today.
Lastly, tonight I spent the night working on my novel. I wrote for three hours (1,500 words) and I feel good, decent and productive. While I was on the train reading Highsmith...something about my novel clicked for me. I realized how to introduce the betrayal that I've been struggling with almost from the beginning. It wasn't even what I was reading instead...my brain is constantly working on this story in the background somewhere...looking at the problems...trying to figure out the next solution. Working on this story makes sense again. I'm also rethinking the title. Just don't know yet what it needs to be. I'll keep calling it Indigo until the new title comes...until then...I keep writing.
Peace,
Lily~
All artwork, photos, and text © Copyright 2008-2012 Liliana Almendarez unless indicated otherwise. All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Liliana Almendarez.
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