Sunday, December 27, 2009

Goodbye, Corner

I got a really nice journal for Christmas from my sister, one of those leather ones. It's far too nice for my transient musings, so I've re-started a novel in it - an idea that's been hounding me for a couple of years now. I'm only a little bit into it, but I've learned that writing things out by hand is something that really works for me. On the computer, it's too tempting to edit as I go, and I'm not one of those writers who can do that. I end up writing myself into a corner every time.

It's true of my composing, too. Despite the problems from last semester, I got a better grasp on my process. I know now I need to work it all out by hand before putting it on the computer. Otherwise, it's "Hello, Corner. Nice to see you again."

Lots of composing and writing over the course of break. There's lots of stuff I've been doing that I can't post because they're exercises set to already existing movies and there's that copyright thing. I'd like to share a Dropbox folder with all of you (that's an online file-sharing and storing service). It occurred to me recently that for the past year and a half I've been composing for other composers, and while that certainly has its merits and has been a great learning experience, I'm not getting much feedback from filmgoers who see movies for entertainment.

So if you're up for giving me feedback, let me know. Dropbox is free for up to 2GB. I pay $9.99 a month for 50GB, and it's been a lifesaver.

And please, no comments about how you're not an expert. Your lack of expertise is just what I need. : )

9 comments:

fairyhedgehog said...

It's so cool that you're producing all this creative stuff!

I won't volunteer to give feedback - the last time I did that I failed miserably. I hope it all goes well, though.

Stacy said...

What?! But Fairy, I need you!

Er, that wasn't my stuff you gave feedback on, was it???

fairyhedgehog said...

No, it was another friend that I promised to give feedback to - I just didn't manage to do it! I'm just not getting round to things at the moment and I hate saying I'll do something when I'm not going to get round to it.

Stacy said...

Ah, I see. Well, if you change your mind, let me know, would you? : )

fairyhedgehog said...

Will do!

Sarah Laurenson said...

I'm crappy at the time management thing sometimes myself and am behind on feedback promised. Way behind. Music might be great to listen to though. I can try to give you some non-expert return - just might be as delayed as those corn biscuits. ;-)

Stacy said...

That's okay, Sarah. There's no deadline on these things. I'll send along the Dropbox invitation shortly. Thanks!

Sylvia said...

Hey, I'm interested! I'm already on dropbox as sylvia@intrigue.co.uk so if you share a folder I should see it. :)

Stacy said...

Sarah and Sylvia, I'm going to send along a folder invitation soon! Right now I'm studying for certification in a software program and the test is tomorrow. PANIC.