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Independence Day Eve
Jul. 3rd, 2023 09:14 amI decided to take today as a vacation day, thus giving myself a 4-day weekend. It appears many of my coworkers did the same. Herewith, two weekend updates before tomorrow's march in the parade.
Weekend Update #1 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
I went to my local movie-and-dinner place Saturday and watched the latest Indiana Jones movie. The first half of the movie could have been cut by at least 30 minutes and produced a tighter product, but overall I enjoyed it.
Weekend Update #2 - Writing: Who's Story Are You Telling?
So I'm working on my latest science fiction novel. After writing a synopsis to clear away the muddle that was, I've realized that I was wrong about who the story was about. I had started writing thinking the story was about somebody out to get revenge. Nope - the story is really about a corrupt system, the downfall of which starts with her act of revenge.
This is not unusual. I've mentioned in a previous post which I can't be arsed to find at the moment that in the early drafts of Frank Herbert's novel Dune, Paul Atreides was a hostage and a pawn while the real main character was his father Duke Leto. I don't know when this changed, but when it did, the novel went from an okay adventure story that would have faded to obscurity by now to to the cultural phenomenon it is now. We learn from the masters.
Weekend Update #1 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
I went to my local movie-and-dinner place Saturday and watched the latest Indiana Jones movie. The first half of the movie could have been cut by at least 30 minutes and produced a tighter product, but overall I enjoyed it.
Weekend Update #2 - Writing: Who's Story Are You Telling?
So I'm working on my latest science fiction novel. After writing a synopsis to clear away the muddle that was, I've realized that I was wrong about who the story was about. I had started writing thinking the story was about somebody out to get revenge. Nope - the story is really about a corrupt system, the downfall of which starts with her act of revenge.
This is not unusual. I've mentioned in a previous post which I can't be arsed to find at the moment that in the early drafts of Frank Herbert's novel Dune, Paul Atreides was a hostage and a pawn while the real main character was his father Duke Leto. I don't know when this changed, but when it did, the novel went from an okay adventure story that would have faded to obscurity by now to to the cultural phenomenon it is now. We learn from the masters.
