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.
