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Knocking on Walls

June 6, 2008 | 2 Comments

So yesterday Autumn sat down and wrote her version of what she thinks happens at the end for two of my characters. I told her no killing off my characters without permission, but go ahead and write. And wow. Not only was I bawling, but I realized I was grieving those characters. Then I wrote a short something that was something of a story of revenge for how they died, still in the world and with these characters. And I grieved and cried some more writing that.

I don’t know if it’ll get used in a story somewhere or not. It makes sense, given how these characters live, for them to die that way, no matter how awful. I seem unable to escape this world right now, and these characters, but I’m kind of okay with that. I don’t know how many stories I’ve got left in this world, but the muse seems to keep supplying them. I started working on the 4th one yesterday and this morning another character is probably going to die. But at least he goes old and in his bed.

So am I just being obsessed with this world? Do I put this fourth story aside and some of the others and go off into some less explored jungle and find other stories, other worlds? Or should I just go with my gut and where my inspiration is now and keeping writing, keep telling these stories, about this family?


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  1. Autumn on June 6, 2008 10:33 am

    Go with the inspiration. And I’m not just saying that cause I’m as addicted to this world as you are. If you try and go away from where your inspiration is, you’re going to end up with low quality stories that you’ll get frustrated with. At least, that’s how it is with me. ;)

  2. Sonja Foust on June 6, 2008 2:16 pm

    I say go with your guts. Many authors make great successes out of long, long series. :)

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