Read back through what I’d written on Secret of the Wood and decided that there was just something wrong with it. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the flow is just off.
Decided to start it all over. It’s more or less the same, but I’m taking out the re-intros of a couple of characters, compressing the setup of the main conflict, boosting the Earth Day connection, and getting to my main protagonist earlier.
Back to it.
Haven’t been writing because the long hours at work and the even longer commute due to the snowstorm have left me exhausted.
As a matter of fact, I’m taking my butt to bed right now.
Snow’s over for now, so I might get a chance to write a bit when I get off work tomorrow. It’s the harrowing drive through the downhill curves that’s been exhausting me.
I’ve written a little on SOTM 16, Secret of the Wood, and Lowborn today. Just depended upon what was hitting me whenever I sat down at the computer.
Having motivation issues, but at least I am writing. I haven’t gone into a complete downswing just yet. Off to see what catches my fancy again before I crash out for the night.
Nasty snow coming in, so have to be ready for an early morning and a hair-raising drive ( if they don’t close the roads )
Ended up working on Secret of the Wood instead of Lowborn. I read back through Mindblind’s tale, and my boy started acting the ass as soon as I thought about writing.
Brainstormed while I was falling asleep last night on Secret, and felt like going after it when I woke up this morning. I’ve set up the time transition, the basics of the conflict, and started the introduction of the main protagonist ( Younger Daniel )
Now the boy is acting the ass again, so I’m picking up after the tornado damage and staring a lot to let him know that I’m most displeased. With any luck, he’ll chill out. If he actually behaves, I’ll see if he wants to play for a while, and then give writing a try again.
Of course, I’m never really ‘finished’ editing, but I’ve made the additions and corrections to the unpublished chapters that I had set a goal to make. I wrote one more scene in Ch. 16 as well. I’m going to mull over how to make the next transition, because I’m going to gloss over some time in this chapter. There are a lot of things that the girls ( and Zoraster ) need to do, and it all can’t happen in a day 😉
In the meantime, I think I’m going to read back through Lowborn and get rolling on chapter 5.
