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It's been a while since I've stopped by and written anything here. In fact, I haven't written anything at all in a while. But I have a new plan for that, and I'm just going to run through it shortly.
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So, it's time to admit it, but I'm starting over with Sand and Storm. And, I think, this may be my last go at it before I decide it's time to put it in a drawer and move onto another one. I want to give it this chance, though, because, when I was doing the original draft, and then it got deleted from my computer for ever, I promised myself I wouldn't give up on this one easily.
But this is my fourth draft. I had to restart once because it was deleted, then restarted again because it wasn't meant to be proper epic fantasy with 300,000 words, and then again, now, because something is wrong in the integral structure of the book. Does this mean that, even with this draft, the story won't work? I don't know, but we're going to find out together. Why am I excited? Well, I bought this notebook for worldbuilding, and, well, I've been world building like crazy. So, I think this break from writing has been a good decision.
In additional news, one of my friends has started reading what I've written and she doesn't think it's half as bad as I do. Yay! So, I know what I'm going to do to try to get me through this massive road block- I'm going to take a break. Not a big break, but not a small break, either. For the rest of the week and the weekend I'm not going to write at all. Crazy? Probably, but I think I need this breather. Once Monday hits I'm going to start outlining character arcs and maybe even do a little bit of editing on what I've gotten so far. Who knows? I don't, at least not yet. Then, when I feel comfortable sitting in my character's heads again, I'm going to skip a chapter (like I talked about last time) and just progress the story with any changes I may have made in my edits. Let's see how this goes, yeah?
My problem: I've hit such a huge snag in Sand and Storm that I don't even know what to do with my writing right now. I want to write, nay, I NEED to write, but I just don't have words to say.
What I'm considering doing: Stopping. I can't, right? That would out me so far behind? I know! That's why I'm freaking out. What I might do: Skip a chapter. I might just not write chapter twenty one and go on to twenty-two. What should I do? Probably this. If you have any advice, I'd love to hear it. It's time to evaluate the writing of last month and the goals of next month. I didn't manage to write every day, and that makes me sad, but I realize that's not realistic, so I'm setting a goal for each week.
Last month I wrote just over 21,000 words, and I wrote 22,000 words in December, so my goal for February is 22,000 words, which will bring my total up to over 65,000 words, which is crazy! So, each week, I plan to try to write 5,500 words, which is super attainable. So, finger's crossed things continue to progress! |
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Me!Samantha Mrozek is the real person who writes about imaginary people using a fake name. She is a nineteen year-old college student currently studying at a small liberal arts college in her home state. She wants to graduate with a degree in Creative Writing. |