Crazy quote

[j_cheney]

"One absurdly precise study estimates that 28 percent of prominent scientists, 60 percent of composers, 73 percent of painters, 77 percent of novelists, and an astonishing 87 percent of poets have shown some degree of mental disturbance." 1

Yes, it seems to imply that poets are crazier than novelists.

 

I'm going to be working on the (revamped) outline for The White Queen for days. I wrote the rough draft using an outline done on index cards, when then had to be modified to add a POV character. Looking at it now, I'm probably going to cut 2 POV characters with the possible exception of a couple of random scenes where no one else is around. The flow isn't as smooth as I'd like, either, so I'll have to work on that.

I keep saying that I'm going to outline better before I start the first draft. Perhaps next novel....
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1) From The Agile Gene by Matt Ridley, relating the findings of DK Simonton in his article "The Origins of Genius" in the Oxford University Press, 2003. (Taken from his chapter on schizophrenia, wherein he hypothesizes reasons why the genetic tendency for that disorder doesn't die out of the species (thereby implying that it must be of benefit somehow). It's a very complicated argument.)

Comments

White Queen

[namelessarchon.livejournal.com]

As a huge fan of The White Queen, I look forward to seeing it sometime [maybe Baen's Bar again]. If you ever need an opinion or anything just give me shout, as you know I love to edit.

Re: White Queen

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

I'm actually putting together a novel proposal for a workshop right now, which will include the first four chapters and the outline. I didn't think the workshop would accept a pile of index cards for that, hence the revamping. (Has to look nice enough to turn into the teacher.) ;o)

I'll have to get back the The King's Daughter first...after the outline...