Today I cut 1000 words from my first short And wrote half of the third edition of the first draft of K&B's story. It'll be gone by tomorrow evening
I've just about finished this version of my first short but I'm reviewing it again. I was right about K&B's story, I got rid of it because it was daft. Also I'm fully outlining everything which is not fun, but it'll be worth it.
First short, er ehm well... Raf story ~around 5000 words K&B short story has been restarted that many times.... Outlines all done
Whatever happened to your story set in 1830s England about the young woman named Martha (I think) and the social uprising? That had legs, I thought. That was yours wasn't it?
@Catrin Lewis ...No, I don't believe that is mine. Random short story that is never going to see the light of day and has no reason to exist and that I came up with while being very lost in a forest miles from home? ✔That was the most terrifying night of my life. Final version of first short? ✘You know... I'm doing 'things' Sequel to first short? Hell yes. Actual start of K&B's short story? Yessy mc yes yes (and listening to all of Yes's albums yes) I was so happy with myself because for ages I couldn't think of the damn inciting event and the characters just randomly went into the plot for no reason but now it's all okay!
Reading the small print though, there's a story in that! Lost in forest, terrifying night. Not a metaphor is it? I'm intrigued...
Oh, yeah. I just searched, and that story idea was from @Sapphire at Dawn, who hasn't been around since September. Not sure why I thought it was yours. I agree with @SethLoki. I too think the lost in the forest incident could result in a good tale. But maybe you need to get more perspective on it first.
Nope, not a metaphor. At the moment it is a stream of consciousness and I'm not really sure I should do anything with it as it's very much based upon how I was feeling at the time.
Full update since I haven't done one in a while (there is a reason why this is a lack of progress journal though, so be warned): Final draft of first t&b&d thingy✘I'm a bad parent, it's rather neglected poor thing 'splat' versions of the next three t&b&d ✔ 'splat' version of m&s (no that's not marks and spencers)✔ 3rd draft of first k&b (working title of salt, sugar and spice)✔ 'splat' version of second k&b✔ Reworked splat draft for army thingy (now with all new added research!)✔ Larks (my fifth thing) is this || close to being hurled out the window. I've written a splat draft and got it to a real draft three times already and I can't get it to start right
Death's kisses is no longer a tangled mess. It has focus, I know exactly what is going to happen from beginning to end. I feel bloody fantastic. Its a character study, yes, but I don't care! Cus its gonna be the inside of someone's mind and their life and I feel amazing. I've just got to get the words in the right places now. Easy, right? I wish... Previously know as 'army thingy' and is being written very much out of order~
I guess I better update this rubbish: I have zero words. I do however have set out character profiles and have done exercises in making my characters act in character. Rather than having a set idea of how I want a scene to go, I just let my characters act in character and now I think I have a better understanding of them. Idk, I feel less cut out to be a writer these days. I never tell anyone I write these days. I just fuck about with imaginary people sometimes. My brain won't let me give up on these characters, so something will be written one day, that much I can promise. Will it be soon and good? Probably not.
