Revisiting Burlmarr
Filed under Writing Journal on October 12, 2004
Tagged: Realms of the Dragons II
I’m having a hard time staying on task this last hour of work, so I thought I’d go ahead and post a blog entry. I read through “How Burlmarr Saved the Unseen Protector” last night, making little nips and tucks as I went. I changed the name of the inn in Leilon so that I’m now using one of the two listed in Volo’s Guide to the North. And I axed the last paragraph from the story, as Phil suggested.
I totally agree that it bordered on the cliche, but the story now seems incomplete, without resolution. Perhaps that’s just my interpretation, or the nature of the ending. I’ve felt this way after watching movies or reading other stories that suddenly cut off at this emotionally uncomfortable point.
Tonight I’ll work on the scene Phil wanted me to add. I didn’t make any progress on it last night, just sat and stared at the screen. There was no creative energy. There was no energy, period. I wasn’t even in the mood to play, or watch TV, or read. I ended up going out to the living room, plopping down in the chair, and falling asleep. Maybe it was all the bread I ate at dinner.
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