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Blessing of the Wood

That’s the working title of the next story. It will star Dara ( Wade’s sister from Kindred of the Wood ) and be set once again in the BWCA. I had a flash of inspiration at work and scribbled it all down during the day. Think I have everything I need to make it work, so I’ll probably be starting on it some time today.

Working on a couple of stories in my third name ( one for the summer contest, which is when I plan to release Blessing ) and I have both Lowborn and SOTM 18 open as well. Had a couple of ideas on the later during my musing as well. In both cases, I’m trying to get through a transition to what I know comes afterward. Transitions between major scenes cause me problems like that sometimes.

Actually had an idea for Halloween in the Wood universe. Could be that Spirit of the Wood might come together for that contest. It would feature Xannera from Secret of the Wood, and be the first to go in the Non-Human category since the original story in the series.

Things are starting to congeal. Just a matter of how long it takes those sparks to come together and ignite another productive writing period.

Hmmm…

I’m so bloody close to nailing down the next Wood story that I can taste it, but I’m just not quite there.

Frustrating.

I’m building up a lot of internal pressure, though. My muse is working in the background most of the time. I’m mulling over ideas at work, and everything I watch or hear is turning into a plot bunny. Eventually, that turns into an explosion. It always has. It’s just a matter of how long it takes.

Holding off on part of the updates for the forum, because I’m hearing some reports about one element of the package that I don’t like. That’s the element that runs much of the website, so until I hear that the problems have been resolved, I’m not going to risk it. Getting some of this stuff working was a hellish nightmare.

Just thought I’d at least get back to something resembling regular updates, even if there’s not any groundbreaking news. That in and of itself is a good sign, though. When I’m in a funk, I can’t even bring myself to do this.

Climbing back out of this hole all the time is a pain in the butt :p ( I know, I’m not the only one 😉 )

We’ll see what tomorrow brings.

A little progress

Never know when I’m going to have one of these flame-outs, but they’re hard to get out of once I’m stuck in them.

I’m fiddling around with a lot of things. Stories in my third name, ideas as Les, the stories I’m working on as Dark, the website, etc.

For one thing, I still can’t figure out what in the sam hell is up with the date on my blog front page widget. I know it was working properly before, and now it’s not. I haven’t changed anything ( other than updating WordPress ) so I have to assume it’s in the new version of WordPress, and how it creates the RSS feed. Annoying as hell.

Finally managed to dig myself up a new fedora, so I’ll snap some recent pics when I go to do the “about” page on the website. I felt like I absolutely had to have one, because I want to recreate my “standard” pic that I use everywhere.

More specific on stories:

I’m trying to get the next “of the Wood” to congeal in my head. I know who it’s about ( Dara, Wade’s sister from Kindred ) and who she is, but I’m still trying to figure out everybody else in the story, and the larger things going on around them.

I know exactly where the next chapter of SOTM and Lowborn are going, but I just can’t seem to get in the right frame of mind to immerse myself in the world. Lots of real life intrusions lately, and that makes it hard to open myself up to fantasy. I’m hoping that if I can get the little brainstorms I’ve been having on the next Wood to come together, that I can transition from that real/fantasy mix and get back on these as well.

Had this wild idea as Les for the longest time, and I’m steadily building it. Have a good premise, but I just don’t know exactly where it’s going. I need a conclusion that’s at least somewhat plausible in a Sci-Fi-behind-the-scenes setting. Think Men In Black, where there’s all the advanced tech and such, but most of the world is spinning along with no knowledge of it.

Most of the movement involving words on paper is coming in my third name. Those are a lot easier, because they really don’t have any major plot. They’re all set-up and sex. I just need a hook, and I can usually run with them. Even those are running slow, though. I can’t seem to concentrate when I sit down to write. I can get a few paragraphs out, but then I have to do something else for a little while, and I find it hard to open Wordperfect back up. If I convince myself to do it, about half the time, I can get right back into the story. The other half, I have to go back to doing something else and try again.

It seems I’m forever doomed to bursts of productivity and dry spells. Can’t seem to stay on even a light, steady track.

I’m opening things up regularly, but there’s just nothing getting any real word count down worth reporting.

Wish I had better news, but I am trying. I almost feel like I need a collaborator or something. Anybody want to toss ideas at me? *laugh* You can always use the forum if you’d like.

I already know what scene I want to post as the teaser for Ch. 18 of SOTM. Problem is, I haven’t written it yet! Once I get that done, I’ll probably post it up on the forum.

Have several ideas ( plus a Danica “Arts Ardane” that’s stalled two years in a row now ) for Halloween. Maybe that’s my next major burst? I hope to have something rolling before then, but at least there’s some potential light there.

Well, I’m rambling. I’m going to go peek around the forum at Lit, relax a bit ( I’ve been going through the code for that front page widget and I’m frustrated as hell ) and see if I can open up anything and write.

Brainstorm

I’ve been mulling over a new Wood story for some time, and finally had a brainstorm. The whole idea had been stalled because I was lacking the right relationship to use as a foundation for it, but now I’ve got it. This one is going to go a bit of a different direction than all the rest 🙂

Still needs a hook, but I’ve had several ideas on that. Just a matter of finding the right one now — and a title. Sometimes, that’s harder than coming up with the story. Once you create a form for a title where only one word changes, it’s hard to nail down that one word that works for the story.

I’m going to answer some too-long-delayed emails and comments, then probably hit Lowborn. When I opened it last night, that was what was singing to me. It would really be nice to finish that one so I can get the editing process started and post it.

Gettin’ a little done

I got some writing done today. Had a few more things to finish than I’d anticipated.

Only worked on a Nude day story in my third name, but I’m almost done with that, and I’m going to delve into either SOTM 18 or the final chapter of Lowborn once I put the first draft to bed before starting the editing process.

Brainstorming a summer of the Wood story, but I just haven’t found the hook yet.

Pretty much caught up on my sleep, so I should be good to go all day tomorrow. No need to leave for anything that I can think of. Spent most of the last couple of days running.

The child is being a pain tonight, so I’m going to let it go. Writing angry is about as useless as driving angry *laugh*

Hope to have some progress to report tomorrow.

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