Full steam ahead...

On my other blog I mentioned that last week an idea fanned itself out, urging me to explore it. Because it's so new I can't elaborate. However, I will say that the story has been led by an actual older actress who is much admired - when the story presented itself it was her who 'popped up' as the main character. So much so that I had initially thought it should be a screenplay, but then I didn't want to confine myself to just 90-120 pages either, so, on Thursday evening I opened a new notebook and began writing and since then it has just rolled out. It's Sunday noon and I've already managed close to 16,000 words. Yes, as I've said before, it helps that I'm a super-fast typist, but my fingers have only been keeping up with the story itself. But, as the favoured saying goes, the first draft of anything is shit, but the first draft has to be allowed free-reign if the, hopefully better, second draft is going to take over. This story is also meandering, contradicting itself, but it's all part of the process - the main character is revealing herself in the most amazing way. Yesterday I even craved the old staples - chocolate, crisps and then a bag of chips heavily laden with salt and vinegar. It's just what's needed to keep the fingers tap-tap-tapping.