Boy, Tuesdays seem to be my blogging days and it’s totally unplanned.

I think I need to cool my jets for a little while regarding “Morgan.” I’ve been pushing and pushing and pushing, but I’m still story constipated. For some reason, I can’t get my momentum back; the words were just flowing out like water and then I took about two weeks’ break and totally lost it. Ahem, whoops. I wish there was some sort of Metamucil for stories.

I find myself rewriting the last few pages, trying to streamline it better and find my flow. Right now, there’s just too much jargon about Morgan getting a charter flight. Do we really need to read 3 pages of how it all works? I’ve never really read or wrote sci-fi before, and decided to try challenging myself. Luckily, I found it enjoyable (both reading and writing), but I do get caught in the technology. How far do I want to take it? Then I find myself hit with unexpected problems, like, “Wait, they’re in outer space. How can I get them to go in between ships without all the messy astronaut gear?” I come up with ideas and then prattle on, then when I read it I realize I’m slowing the pace and it’s boring, and I cut and try to make it shorter. Who knew I could be so wordy? But, then, I wonder if I cut it, would anyone understand what I mean? And then I have to remind myself to avoid cheesy, campy sci-fi technology (I’ve already decided against laser guns).

Well, I wanted a challenge when I thought I’d try sci-fi, going out of my fantasy comfort zone.

But, maybe I do need 2 projects going on simultaneously. I’ve put most my ideas on the back burner because I was worried if I began another project, I’d ignore “Morgan.” But I think it may be good for me to try and unwind.

* I’ve been reading the Cockney Rhyming Slang dictionary for fun today.

10:50 pm | Category: Writing | |

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