Oh, Contrariwise. How I love thee.
For those who do not know, Contrariwise.org is a site dedicated to literary tattoos. Apart from giving me inspiration for potential tattoos of my own (not yet, I'm still chicken--but someday!) they are very inspiring in general. For example, one person on there had a brilliant tattoo that said: "what makes us happy makes us wise."
What a beautiful sentiment. And, if one has insight and the willingness to learn from one's experiences, probably (mostly) true.
Here's my quote of the day: “Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals.” ~Don Delillo
Anyway, I was on there for all of five minutes and got super inspired. Managed to bang out 1,036 words despite being assigned several tasks from a couple of people here in the office. I'm fairly pleased with that number, and hope I'll be able to top it tomorrow.
I'm sort of cheating at the moment, however: I'm writing about Mer's first flight on the Aureole, and how she meets and befriends my very favorite character, Pilot. Super excited about this whole section. Not only will it clear up a bit about Bryn, and set up Pilot's spectacular fall, but it's just damn fun to write. Lots of pretty descriptions, lots of interesting interactions...and lots of PILOT!
Mer is being a bit mopey at the moment. She (mistakenly) believes that Bryn once had a fling with Pilot, and that he still has feelings for her (boy, I'm liking parentheses right now). Anyway, he and Bard had a fight from which they have just reconciled. Mer, channeling 5th-book Harry Potter, is all angsty about this. This led to my very favorite bit of my writing today:
"Yes, they were all good friends. Bryn was friends with Bard. Bard was friends with Pilot. Pilot was friends with Bryn. They were all loved and in love and unknown and unloved."
Deliciously melodramatic. I'd love to see it up on Contrariwise someday ;}~
Anyway, I guess I'll bugger off for now. I appear to be in the middle of a mild allergic reaction, though I don't think I've been exposed to anything out of the ordinary today. However, I've been scratching my face like crazy, and now itch all over. Even my EYEBALLS itch. Awful. I'm not allergic to almost anything, so I have no idea what it could be. Maybe I got a spider bite or something.
Whatever it is, I'm in misery. Cheerio, mates!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 68,138 (should break 70k this week! Woo, more brackets!)
Writing Mode: HIVEY
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