In other words, I am three days in on The Endways of the Gods and things are going swimmingly! I'm up over 10K, 11,206 words to be exact! (blush!) I'm feeling a little strange, having never written third person omniscient before. I hope it doesn't come across hokey. :) I'm a lot more prepared, as far as the characters went, this time. It feels like the story is coming to life. And the prose doesn't suck as bad as The Spiritcaster. I think the moral of the story is to write on a regular basis! I don't want to experience that feeling of laying bricks rather than forming sentences, Evar. Again!! I know the SC will be cleaned up and made right, but reading it now is ultra-cringeworthy. I'm glad to know I can write fast and coherently at the same time.
I have also accepted that I have become... a plotter. Yes. One of those. Never thought it would happen to me. It's just a series of sentences, the things that are going to happen. That's all. I keep it open while I write, and as I change or add to the scenes, I adjust the outline. I'm also keeping track of the chapters this time. Being frustrated at only having the outline on the computer, I made a set of index cards with the outline points, so I can fiddle and add while not on the computer.
That is all, dear readers. I am off to watch a little Star Trek the Next Generation on a Japanese website. Or is it Chinese? I am sorry, I have not the skills to tell the difference. I do love it so...
Outlines are evil. :D
ReplyDeleteAt least for me. Though keeping track of what you're doing is vital, and it's good you've found something that works for you.
Also, Japanese characters generally has a greater occurrence of simpler characters. And Korean has those squares and circles. Chinese is the one that always looks very ornate - even when it's simplified.
:) thanks Boston! All I know is, they advertise some really disgusting looking canned food on the site!!
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