Yup. This. I decided this year that I have to step things up, in general not just in writing. If I can at least finished a first draft, that'll be...
To be honest, I have quite a backlog of bits and pieces that I'm keen to write, but as I say, I lack the storytelling ability to realise them...
So how much do you let things change before you go back to the drawing board? I have a solid ending and beginning - they never change, but certain...
Thanks for the input. As I say, I'm not really looking for feedback on the project idea itself - I personally think this is the hard graft that...
Thanks for the input. I think this is more an experiment in plot development than anything else - my beat sheet hasn't given me enough to get near...
I think I'm going to persevere. The plot outline will survive, it's just a few things will need changing or it won't make sense! Nonetheless, I...
Interesting comments about finding material. I have a fairly solid plot outline, but in trying to bash out 60k words I've realised that it...
I've covered this in my posts. I'm inclined to think no amount of passion is going to see anyone through 5/6/7/8 re-writes, so it's a good idea to...
Not sure if this is intended as sarcasm, but I'll assume not. I don't think I'd ever bother with a project that I wasn't interested in usually, I...
Okay, so I made it my goal this year to write a novel of roughly 60k words. I'm not especially passionate about the story, but I've studied the...
Archibald Cunningham from the Rob Roy movie.
I once had a dream where I thought of an awesome alien invasion plot. I woke up desperate to find a notepad because the story was so cool I would...
Genetic engineering/vivisection/Pavlovian conditioning on Tauntauns (or any other Star Wars creatures) Balancing technology to allow AT-ST's to...
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