I was bored yesterday.<\/p>\n
I had finished Grimaulkin Redeemed<\/em>, and it’s at the editor. I “finished” “Taurus”–it could go on for a couple more scenes, but I like ending it where it is.<\/p>\n I had the urge to write. I wrote a poem that I’m going to read at the Lively Literati which is sponsored by ARIA, and is kind of a poetry-prose open-mic evening of readings and public speaking.\u00a0 Because that poem’s depressing, I’m going to write a more fun one today.<\/p>\n Okay, so I did the poem, which took me an hour, and I was still bored. What to do next?<\/p>\n I opened up Scrivener. Maybe something would come to me. I had downloaded an outline template for Scrivener and it was first in my list. I opened it up. I was initially going to take out my trusty Story-matic<\/a> cards that have helped me develop stories in the past, but then I thought about War Mage<\/em>.<\/p>\n The outline template is called Fool-Proof Outline<\/em>, from the book of the same name that I had downloaded through Kindle Unlimited (when I used it briefly at the beginning of the year). It’s a series of questions to get you thinking, preparing, and help you write a crappy first draft. But it’s still a first draft.<\/p>\n I had sent to the editor what I had written with War Mage version 7<\/em>, along with what I planned to do with it. He hasn’t gotten back to me (I wonder why….after all, I’ve sent him a novel, two novellas, a short story–and there’s not only me in his stable–plus he has a life… \ud83d\ude09 ) But I thought, eh…what the hell.<\/p>\n I filled out a few of the questionnaires, and restarted the first scene. I’m changing Brent from the easy-going guy he was in Homecoming<\/em> to someone a little colder, calculating, and suspicious. That’s a lot like Mike, so it’ll be interesting to see how I make Brent into someone slightly different. The next thing I knew, four hours had passed and I was thinking of War Mage<\/em> as fun, not a chore.<\/p>\n Maybe the eighth time’s the charm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was bored yesterday. I had finished Grimaulkin Redeemed, and it’s at the editor. I “finished” “Taurus”–it could go on for a couple more scenes, but I like ending it where it is. I had the urge to write. I … Continue reading