I’m coming up for a bit of air before plunging back into Rise
of the Seer. It turns out writing the second book in the series is, let’s
say, difficult. There is an overall
plot to move forward and keep that is the basis for the whole series. That part
isn’t really the challenge. I could sit down with you right now and tell you
how everything ends and if anyone gets a happily ever after. It’s the subplots
that are most likely turning my hair grey, or silver actually. (I’m beginning
to sparkle.) Imagine dumping a jar of marbles on the floor and trying to find
two or three of one color. Did I mention the floor is on an incline and now the
marbles are rolling away from you? Oh, and then a Subplot Gremlin also came behind you and dumped a jar of
Gobstoppers into the mix just to make it seem like more of a party. Fun for
everyone!
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| The elusive Subplot Gremlin in his natural habitat. Or it could be a pterodactyl... |
I’m still hacking my way through this world and story. There
have been some developments I wasn’t expecting, and a few that I had to remove
because they just didn’t fit with the overall flow of the story. It really does
take on a life of its own once it finally gets going. I don’t really know how
other people write, but I don’t do things sequentially. When an idea for a
scene pops into my head, I’ll go write it and stick in the general area for
where I think it belongs. I’ll fill in the space around them until, eventually,
it all turns into one linear journey. That’s what I’m currently working on. The
scenes are in place, I just need to go through and add more marbles. Or Gobstoppers.
They’re all looking the same at this point.
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| I found this photo here: www.equilibridigitali.it/un-post-opificio-di-scrittura |
I'm down to 15 days, fellow readers! I'm trying to have the first draft of Rise of the Seer finished by midnight on the 31st...during the Christmas season...when my house will be full of people...with my husband in his critical season at work...and Subplot Gremlins on the loose. What's life without a little adventure?
