Friends and Writing

I am going to the Philippines in just a few days and will be there for two weeks. This weekend was the last weekend that I will be in the United States until next year. It was fun hanging out with friends, going out to eat, watching UFC fights and just shooting the breeze. Company really does make eating out that much better. Like many believe, I also believe that people are not meant to be solitary and are naturally inclined to want interactions with other people.

With writing characters, that experience is very useful. Interactions between character will vary, and how one will act around one character will be different with others. When I first started writing stories, I really did not understand dialogue very well and still need work in writing witty dialogue, but natural dialogue with less filler has been more prevalent with my writing.

I hope that I can maintain a writing schedule while on vacation. I would not be surprised if I missed a day or two. It is difficult for me to totally relax as it is, so I will most likely be compelled to write. It will be different though dealing with jet lag and not writing at the usual time that I write.