[thenightwriterblog] The Night Writer: Rehearsing

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Rehearsing
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   My wife, the Reverend Mother, preached a sermon yesterday. In it she
   described how there is a book being written about our lives, every
   day, and that one day that book will be opened. But there is also, she
   said, a script for our lives that has already been written and that we
   can follow. I know both are true.
   The first book is scary. Many things in there that I wish I could
   rewrite, or delete entirely. Unfortunately, all my rough drafts are
   there, unalterable:
   my missteps...
   half-finished thoughts...
   idle words...
   careless plots and sketchy character development --
   all of it, just waiting for a real Author and Finisher.
   The script, however, is comforting. It means that I, like an actor at
   rehearsal struggling to learn a new part, have a guide to fall back
   on; someone who knows what the plot twists are for and how the story
   ends. It means that in any scene, if I lose my way or forget my part,
   I can stop and say,
   "Line, please."