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Two novel updates: First, getting the first third of Trial printed was a pain since I no longer have a printer or work in an office where 50 pages of extra printing will go completely unnoticed. The library is my friend, even if it is my expensive friend. I would rather pay the library to print than go to kinko's or something. Supporting libraries and indie bookstores is pretty much the name of my game, even if I ended up printing the dang thing single-spaced to save on pages, which makes editing Fun. I'm through the first two chapters, with seven to go. Hopefully should get to that on Monday.
Second, in an earlier post I called the Flying Machines outline the Outline That Wouldn't, hence why I switched to writing Trial instead of pinning down the sequel to Skywatch. I went back to see if I could get the outline up to shape and discovered what I think I subconsciously already knew: it sucks. There was no core to build a book around. I was missing that most integral part of a query letter: the hook. The thing that makes you care about the mystery/quest/adventure.
So I decided to start tabula rasa. This book has only one requirement: that the story and POV belong to Julien, Eshe's friend from Skywatch. That's it. I know who Julien is, he was a main character in Skywatch, you'd think getting him his own book would be easy. BUT NO.
( I really hope you're here for the writerly rambling, because some days it seems like I don't do anything else )
Going where you're not supposed to go! Arguments! Self-Doubt! Discovery! Investigation! Probably not in that order. Possibly all at the same time. Those are the things a plot is made of.
I don't have an outline yet, but I ended up staying up way too late on the internet last night researching, and I'm going to have to re-read all my old "this is how I'm breaking the laws of physics" notes from when I was originally worldbuilding for Skywatch, and make some more detailed maps of the City. I don't think I'll start anything seriously until after I've finished the rough of Trial. But this feels like I finally, finally have a workable idea for the sequel to Skywatch, and it's been a long time coming. Huzzah!
Second, in an earlier post I called the Flying Machines outline the Outline That Wouldn't, hence why I switched to writing Trial instead of pinning down the sequel to Skywatch. I went back to see if I could get the outline up to shape and discovered what I think I subconsciously already knew: it sucks. There was no core to build a book around. I was missing that most integral part of a query letter: the hook. The thing that makes you care about the mystery/quest/adventure.
So I decided to start tabula rasa. This book has only one requirement: that the story and POV belong to Julien, Eshe's friend from Skywatch. That's it. I know who Julien is, he was a main character in Skywatch, you'd think getting him his own book would be easy. BUT NO.
( I really hope you're here for the writerly rambling, because some days it seems like I don't do anything else )
Going where you're not supposed to go! Arguments! Self-Doubt! Discovery! Investigation! Probably not in that order. Possibly all at the same time. Those are the things a plot is made of.
I don't have an outline yet, but I ended up staying up way too late on the internet last night researching, and I'm going to have to re-read all my old "this is how I'm breaking the laws of physics" notes from when I was originally worldbuilding for Skywatch, and make some more detailed maps of the City. I don't think I'll start anything seriously until after I've finished the rough of Trial. But this feels like I finally, finally have a workable idea for the sequel to Skywatch, and it's been a long time coming. Huzzah!