Actually Finishing Something [in] July: Week Two

1) How time flies! Did you reach your weekly goal?

Well, I didn't exactly have a weekly goal, so no. 

2) Is this challenge pushing and encouraging you to write more often?

That's a definitely. 

3) Did you accomplish most of your writing in the morning, afternoon, evening, or at random intervals during your busy day (i.e. waiting for your neighbors to go inside so you can jump on the trampoline without disturbing them)?

At "random" intervals; that is, whenever Corin needed to eat. I would feed him with one hand and type letter by letter with the other.

4) Any particular musical tracks inspiring your prose?

No, but I did enjoy listening to The Piano Guys these past few times.

5) Share a snippet (or two) of your writing!

(Remember, this is in script form for some artist to turn into a graphic novel.)

Marcus: Horton, meet the Xavier.
Horton: The Xavier! It's an honor, sir, truly an honor. And may I say, I am impressed that one so young [sixteen] can be so brave and intelligent--
[Next panel] The other Bellhaven boys [Xavier's friends] look at each other quizzically.

6) Share your three favorite bits of dialogue.

Xavier, upon reading the prophecy about "the Xavier": Well. That's...strangely messianic.

Clement, guarding the door: Who goes there? [This is the first time we see him.]
Marcus, having just escaped from the bad guys: Clement, it's me. 
Clement (eyes widen): Dad!!

[The boys are trapped in what looks like a prison cell. Xavier just explained that he can't program them out.]
Rick: So we're stuck here?
Xavier: Unless someone else comes up with a brilliant idea, 'cause I'm stumped.
Bardley: What about...if one of us turned invisible, and then packed the rest of us into barrels--
Xavier, Rick, and Finnegan: What?!
Bardley (defensive): What? I was just brainstorming! And it worked in The Hobbit!


7) How are you going to move forward in this challenge? Are you changing your word-count goal, or other such battle plans this week?

I'm going to use old-fashioned pen and paper this week. Maybe that'll help. There's something about the motion of ordinary writing that releases the creative juices.