So I crawled out of my pout long enough to shine up the hook for Taro’s book and send it to Miss Snark’s Crapometer. (here ) And suddenly realized–that’s the book I was just looking at, where I realized that the first scene has no conflict.
Miss Snark is a proponent of dead bodies and/or setting someone’s hair on fire on the first page. Holly Lisle says Thou Shalt Have Conflict on Every Page. I figure both of them are pretty smart people who know their business–and action is more my style anyway.
So I did a little of the re-write I wasn’t ready to start yet. 817 words for a new beginning scene for Taro. I don’t think I’m going to keep all of it–maybe I’ll put the second half in later–but at least I wrote something. Rather a decent amount, actually. Yay!
Hope’s class had the mandatory stick-the-kids-on-stage thing today. It went well, I think. She was focused and having a blast, and so thrilled I was there. Must remember always how much it means to her…
I’ve decided, though, that the reason so many kids at my school are rude little twits–is their parents are rude big twits. It was a forty-five minute concert, why were people leaving as soon as their own kid got done singing? Why were those who didn’t leave talking while third-graders sang their hearts out?
WTF?Â