It’s been a few weeks and I’m back with a report on my
progress. My only goal since I last wrote was to create proposals for the ideas
that I have floating around in my head, so I chose two and wrote one-page sort
of synopses for both. Nothing crazy or detailed at all, but enough to where I
finally put my ideas on paper. This is, sadly, more progress than I have
probably made in a year or two, which is so pathetic that I can’t believe I’m
publicly admitting it. I want to be a writer, some day, and yet I prioritize literally
everything else ahead of it.
I honestly have no idea what one to choose- that’s the
biggest problem right now. They are both topics that I connect easily to and
stories I would like to read. Both play around with format a bit (one more than
the other) and present their own challenges. I think one of my biggest hang-ups
is that I don’t know how either of them is going to end, which feels a little,
I don’t know… unstable? It’s like going for a drive and having no destination.
Some people thrive off of this sense of adventure, but I’m just not that kind
of girl. I need an end goal, along with a way to get there.
Interestingly, it doesn’t bother me in the slightest that I
feel such a need to be regimented in creating a plan. If you want something huge like this to work it can't be forced from a place that isn't natural to the person doing the work. I have been to dozens of
author events over the years and there is such a wide variety of writing. Some
know every twist and turn and minor character before the actual prose writing
begins, while others opt for a more organic, flexible route and just jump right
in. The idea that there are so many ways to go about this task is simultaneously
reassuring and daunting.
So, that’s where I’ll start, after choosing one. I’ll work
on the path, aka the outline. While doing this I’ll set up major plot points,
start creating characters, and figure out that gosh darned ending. Since the
holidays are approaching I have to maintain realistic expectations, which means
that I am hoping to have an outline done by the end of Christmas break, which
is the first week of January. I’ll still post on my progress sometimes the
first week of every month, though, just for accountability purposes.
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