13 May 2007
Okay, I'm torn
I have four WIPs ( well six if you count two contemporaries, which I'm not at the minute ;-) ) and I'm finding it hard to decide which one to go with. These are all Kim Knox stories.
Alchemy ~ I have a synopsis pending on this one. I hate syns. Hate them, hate them, LOL It's hard to make somthing so vital interesting, but I am struggling on with it *grin*
Chosen ~ I'm just waiting on feedback on this one, then I need to add a new subplot, about 10k and sub it. And doesn't that sound easy! LOL I think once I get into that story again, and with a few pointers *grin*, it will go okay *fingers crossed*
Time Rat ~ This is supposed to be my Daughters of Circe May Madness entry. I'm reading around the subject of murder/mystery since it's something I've never really considered before. However, the characters of Eva and Rat (yes, there's a reason he's called that, though not the original one, hehe) won't leave me alone. First, I'm playing with titles. I like to hang a story off the title and it's usually connected to the theme in some form.
Cat Shifter ~ This is part of the Samhain antho call. They will keep putting out these ideas that I want to write!
So... decisions, decisions...
I think I'll have to look at my day and see if I can fit snatches of everything in!
Alchemy ~ I have a synopsis pending on this one. I hate syns. Hate them, hate them, LOL It's hard to make somthing so vital interesting, but I am struggling on with it *grin*
Chosen ~ I'm just waiting on feedback on this one, then I need to add a new subplot, about 10k and sub it. And doesn't that sound easy! LOL I think once I get into that story again, and with a few pointers *grin*, it will go okay *fingers crossed*
Time Rat ~ This is supposed to be my Daughters of Circe May Madness entry. I'm reading around the subject of murder/mystery since it's something I've never really considered before. However, the characters of Eva and Rat (yes, there's a reason he's called that, though not the original one, hehe) won't leave me alone. First, I'm playing with titles. I like to hang a story off the title and it's usually connected to the theme in some form.
Cat Shifter ~ This is part of the Samhain antho call. They will keep putting out these ideas that I want to write!
So... decisions, decisions...
I think I'll have to look at my day and see if I can fit snatches of everything in!
Labels: writing
07 March 2007
Building a story: Theme
I blogged here yesterday about my trials of starting a new project.
And today, I learned something else about successful story building... well for me any way.
I'm usually a one word theme-ster. Chosen was Choice, for example LOL But there were variations on the word. Having no choice. Making the right and the wrong choice. I realised when I started writing Chosen, that having even a single word theme helped me with a stuck plot. When everything died, I went back to my theme and *bing* out popped the next part of the plot. Cool. I might have actually hit on something useful for me. For a change *grin*
I remember stressing over Past Lies and having no idea what the theme was. Then I had to think of a new title. Out popped the above. And guess what the theme of that book is?
I wish I had a direct line to my subconscious. It would make life so much easer...
And today, I learned something else about successful story building... well for me any way.
Find your theme.
I'm usually a one word theme-ster. Chosen was Choice, for example LOL But there were variations on the word. Having no choice. Making the right and the wrong choice. I realised when I started writing Chosen, that having even a single word theme helped me with a stuck plot. When everything died, I went back to my theme and *bing* out popped the next part of the plot. Cool. I might have actually hit on something useful for me. For a change *grin*
I remember stressing over Past Lies and having no idea what the theme was. Then I had to think of a new title. Out popped the above. And guess what the theme of that book is?
I wish I had a direct line to my subconscious. It would make life so much easer...
