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rhapsody11.livejournal.comHi all,
I am filling in for Dawn who is away on vacation and I am posting it a wee bit earlier since I have unexpected family obligations tomorrow.
This week's motivational post is all about those ideas ideas to write about, no matter the timing!
When I started on my projects for this year’s Season of Writing Dangerously I thought that I had my stories that I wanted to write at least a bit outlined. I knew what I wanted to write and in general I knew what I wanted for character development. Now, roughly two months later I have a story edited by my beta and I wonder what happened with my well thought out plans. Did the story suffer? No, the writing journey just happened, as much as I sometimes wish a story would go, it sometimes ends up very different. I am very happy with the end result, but I do admit that I am scratching my head how A&B suddenly became M+X.
Besides that, while I was writing it, many other ideas to write about came to me. One of them seemed to be that cute little plot bunny that lived for so long with a dear friend of mine so I adopted it, but it became a plot ninja! It was very hard to put that story on hold until I did meet the deadlines I had for my other story.
This week I would like to give you the opportunity to do two things:
1. Share your writing journey here: vent away! What went differently? What stumped you? Is there something with your story that has caused a writers block on your writing journey? Maybe other participants can help you solving it.
2. Look at that corner, yes that corner where all those cutesy plotbunnies are sitting, looking at your ankles. Put them up for adoption before they turn into those viscious Plot Nazgûl! Fellow writers, if you see a plot bunny that has been put up for adoption, please let that person know. For those who do wish to avoid these plot bunnies, I have some Tevlon boots right over here!
Don't forget that these posts are SoWD participants' space to brag or vent about your progress and cheer each other on. So even if you don't want to talk about your story struggles above or want to put a plotbunny up for adoption, please feel free to use this space to talk about your projects, if you want.
And as always, if you have any ideas for how to cheer on and motivate your fellow participants in these posts--whether an inspiring quote or piece of art, or an idea for something that will encourage and help those working toward their goals, or something totally and wildly original--send me or Dawn an email or PM.
I am filling in for Dawn who is away on vacation and I am posting it a wee bit earlier since I have unexpected family obligations tomorrow.
This week's motivational post is all about those ideas ideas to write about, no matter the timing!
When I started on my projects for this year’s Season of Writing Dangerously I thought that I had my stories that I wanted to write at least a bit outlined. I knew what I wanted to write and in general I knew what I wanted for character development. Now, roughly two months later I have a story edited by my beta and I wonder what happened with my well thought out plans. Did the story suffer? No, the writing journey just happened, as much as I sometimes wish a story would go, it sometimes ends up very different. I am very happy with the end result, but I do admit that I am scratching my head how A&B suddenly became M+X.
Besides that, while I was writing it, many other ideas to write about came to me. One of them seemed to be that cute little plot bunny that lived for so long with a dear friend of mine so I adopted it, but it became a plot ninja! It was very hard to put that story on hold until I did meet the deadlines I had for my other story.
This week I would like to give you the opportunity to do two things:
1. Share your writing journey here: vent away! What went differently? What stumped you? Is there something with your story that has caused a writers block on your writing journey? Maybe other participants can help you solving it.
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
- John Steinbeck
2. Look at that corner, yes that corner where all those cutesy plotbunnies are sitting, looking at your ankles. Put them up for adoption before they turn into those viscious Plot Nazgûl! Fellow writers, if you see a plot bunny that has been put up for adoption, please let that person know. For those who do wish to avoid these plot bunnies, I have some Tevlon boots right over here!
Don't forget that these posts are SoWD participants' space to brag or vent about your progress and cheer each other on. So even if you don't want to talk about your story struggles above or want to put a plotbunny up for adoption, please feel free to use this space to talk about your projects, if you want.
And as always, if you have any ideas for how to cheer on and motivate your fellow participants in these posts--whether an inspiring quote or piece of art, or an idea for something that will encourage and help those working toward their goals, or something totally and wildly original--send me or Dawn an email or PM.
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