We're OK. We're Really, Really Ok.
Becca and I worked hard yesterday to revise our outline, then met with our teacher before class to talk it over. He said it was fine. How great is that? I seriously thought he was going to be like, "I'm sorry. You need to start again." At which point I would have started to cry.
Also, Becca and I had some good talks about our co-writing process. In some ways it's harder to work with someone else. Decision-making is such a process sometimes. But one thing that's better: We really are two defined characters colliding in a confined space. When we were mapping out/revising the plot, Becca was able to say, "But my character wouldn't do that." And we came up with something more interesting than we'd had before.
I really, truly believe that this collaboration will yield something better than either of us writing alone.
posted by Lindsay Muscato at 9:18 AM
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My character. By which I mean me. No! My character! I'm trying, girlie.
When I really stopped to think about it, after our talk with Jeff, I realized that I never really expected him to say anything BAD. Just to try to redirect us toward a traditional narrative. And to ACTUALLY CONVINCE US that was a good idea. As he has done before. That Jeff, he's sneaky.
We'll have good stuff. Yes, we will.
11:54 AM
Also, for all our listeners out there, we were getting some good laughs out of our classmates last night. Like whenever we good-naturedly squabbled about something, or had to read something aloud in tandem, or -- yes -- when Becca and I disagreed about whether to use our real names or fake names for our characters. It was easier for me to use a fake name, and easier for Becca to think of her real name. So we've got a funny hybrid going on, where I keep referring to Celia and Becca keeps referring to herself. Which, in retrospect, is totally fine :) In fact, we sound a little like loons either way. Is it stranger to refer to yourself in the third person or to pretend you're a completely different person altogether? Unknown. And not a big deal. We're hilarious. It's true.
2:38 PM
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