A simple program:
Data intake,
Data sorting –
Assigning values
That direct answers:
For this x, y.
Data intake,
Data sorting –
Changing values.
The same question,
New answers:
For this x, z.
Data intake,
Data sorting –
Inconsistency noted
Program questioned
By the program,
Changing values:
For this x, me.
It’s almost surreal to think that a writing experiment that started mostly on a whim is now a month away from completion. And realizing that I’ve written a new post (a new bit of fiction) every single day of those 11 months makes me want to take a nap in retrospect. At the same time, being a month away from completing a goal like that is pretty exciting. So “Woohoo! – what’s next?” What is twytte going to become when this year-long writing experiment is officially over?
Well, that didn’t help.
Hmmm… I’m not sure, but I have some ideas.
I’m pretty sure that the long-running stories (Deathwalker and Wind Town) are going to be taken off the experiment rules and move to a regular-but-non-weekly posting schedule. I’m thinking that they might be more readable in chapter-length chunks (or maybe half a chapter?) that are published on their own page once or twice a month. I know some people wait until that much is published before reading them anyway, so I thought that might work.
What do you think? As a reader, would that work for you?
As far as the rest of twytte, I’m pretty open to ideas.I think it will probably stay with daily postings, and I expect to keep writing poetry. I like the idea of keeping the experiment aspect, but what kind of writing experiment should be next? I might like to explore the short story and play parts more – I’ve fallen off of that in recent months as my schedule’s gotten crazier. But since my schedule’s only liable to get worse, that might not be possible.
So it’s a bit up in the air right now. If you would like a say in what the next writing experiment will be, post suggestions or comments in the comments section. Your input could change the future! (of twytte) So tell me – what parts of twytte do you like best?
Thanks again (and always) for reading!
-Em
Furrowing brows but
Reinforcing and listening –
Instead of taking over –
Except in the direst need.
Never forgetting that
Doing for someone isn’t
Solely our choice;
However difficult remembering is
In times that require
Patience and faith.
Battered and tarnished, the white cotton
Sheds an artificial warmth
On the still figure trapped
In the cold, sterile hallway.
Wrapped in this fading shelter,
The frail frame moves only
With each ragged breath
That echoes and merges with
The humming machinery of the hall
Like the tick of an unsteady clock,
Waiting for repair.
If time is in a race car,
Then, I am on a bike.
I pedal hard and harder
Faster – with all my might.
Yet even when I make good time
It’s a race I cannot win
When time is in a Bugatti,
And I am on a Schwinn.
twytte 