I managed to write about 8 more pages today, which is ok, considering how difficult the story is right now, but I am not happy with it. According to my plan, I should be at least drafting the “fateful Christmas party” scene. I just need to get over it, so I can start revealing all the big mysteries that are just hinted in the story so far. I want them out! But at the same time, I need to be realistic. O___o
The total page count is 92 normed pages (minimalistic type of storytelling with minimal descriptions and a lot of dialogues) with at least 20-40 more pages till the story is finished. What keeps worrying me is the speed. The start is somehow slower, so I do not want to end it too quickly, it would feel unbalanced. But then, I also do not want to drag the story… aaargh, the pain of being an obsessed perfectionist.
The deadline I set for myself is end of April for the story and end of May for the English version and screenplay.
As for publishing – I am pretty much torn. I know I can publish the story almost immediately in Czech Republic, my publishers seem to be very interested in the story. But then, that would mean losing the first print rights to them and I would prefer to publish it overseas and I am dead-set on offering it to 2 well known artists as movie scripr and/or merchandise story/book. The chance is small, since I am an outsider and do not have connections in the field there, but I keep hoping and checking the field.
If I can offer a precise story, I can make this happen. If not, then I still have much to learn. Time will show.
Hi Dot. Havn’t checked you blog for quite awhile. I have to say I love the new haircut…looks just like my new one LOL! The major difference being that when I try to fluff mine it looks rather like a mushroom cloud and when I don’t fluff I resemble a drown rat. Trust me, the cut works better on fine hair *sigh*
Evening! I’m a fellow Crouzonoid (and fellow writer, and fellow INFP) living in Jackson, Mississippi in the southeastern United States. I’ve set up a little group on Facebook for Crouzon folks, if you’re interested in joining:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5066402671
It’s great to see another Crouzon blogger out there! I haven’t had much surgery since about age two; thought about a lower jaw reduction, but decided against it.
Hello Tom,
I saw your site some time ago when I was looking for people with Crouzon. I sent you request to join the group few minutes ago.
Lol, Crouzonoid… that sounds like old videogame name, lol.
At first, I thought only about having my upper lip filled somehow, so the jaw would look less deficient, but when the doctor gave me the options he gave me, I decided to try it. So far, they did good job with my upper jaw expansion, I would say that there is some difference already.
They are also offering me another surgery on both jaws, which would make my chin look completely normal, so I am going through it. Also I should get normal cheekbones and have my eyes corrected by that too (unfortunately, I have future of keratitis and slow losing of eyesight if there is nothing done with). I must say I am very excited with the possibilities, but also terribly scared that I could end even worse than now. The pain is nothing desirable either
Welll, I am having my expander removed next week and that will finish the first stage of these surgeries for me. Yay and yay once again