I finished The Lovely Bones, but I know I will return to it for inspiration when I am not getting enough "soul" in my writing. I wrote only a little tonight, but it felt inspired. There is not much dialogue in the part I wrote, and I feel that I can write the with depth much more easily. Soul is not spoken as much as it is felt, so I have a feeling that much of the book will be narrated rather than packed with dialogue. Here is a section from tonight's writing (which is still from Emma's past):
When Emma woke, she heard before she saw. She heard hushed voices and rhythmic beeping sounds. She smelled an antiseptic stench and felt stiff sheets covering her body. Her eyelids fluttered several times before having the strength to remain open. Then she felt what her eyes discerned: the bulge in her stomach was gone. She turned her head and vomited.
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