Blurred Line

It's nice to be working on Mass Romantic again. Over the past two days during my lunch hours and breaks at work, I've managed to get down five pages (longhand, you know, so don't be too impressed). That's nice, since it probably represents close to 1000 words and, for me, a thousand words in the space of two hours isn't too shabby.

Plus, I get to write sentences like "A no holds barred strip-off for control of the universe - devil strippers versus angel strippers" and "The mass murderer eventually befriends the alien android" without any irony. Ah yes, strippers from beyond, alien androids and even a samurai sword all within five pages. How can you not like writing that? And, all the while, I can still tell people I'm writing a really serious character study. Well, maybe not that serious. After all, I don't think any devil strippers showed up in, say, James Joyce or Ernest Hemingway novels.

Anyhow, I'm just happy to be working away on something again. I've heard advice from various quarters saying that aspiring writers should make a point of writing something every day. After finishing up my last short story, I don't think I wrote anything at all for a couple of weeks (although I was doing a lot of editing). Personally, a little break between projects always has me returning with zest to writing when I'm ready for it. Of course, at the same time, there's a lot to be said for keeping things on the go. What's your opinion? Is it better to be continually working, or do you prefer to write sporadically?


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