Comments on Initial Draft | Writing Fantasy Novels | Todd Newton: Another month, another lull

Who says you won't be able to realize all the ...

2011-08-31T07:43:28.704-06:00

Who says you won't be able to realize all the ideas you have? Is it just me, or is everyone just really discouraged lately? WTH.

I guess I think it's demoralizing because ther...

2011-08-31T07:42:12.283-06:00

I guess I think it's demoralizing because there's so much to do/write and not enough time because, as you say, the ideas keep coming. I guess I feel a little sad that I won't be able to realize all the ideas I have. But you are right in that its better to have too many ideas that too few.

Hey Matthew. I've used Dropbox in the past but...

2011-08-31T07:29:48.614-06:00

Hey Matthew. I've used Dropbox in the past but just found Gmail more convenient for moving the MS between my laptops and my iPad. I know there's probably an app for that, and as soon as Mail becomes a hassle I'll probably migrate to that.

Sonje, I do have a lot planned for the future ... mostly because the ideas never stop coming. They won't, however, all be 250k word count beasts like Rise is about to me (though who knows if I'll hit that mark, sitting at about halfway and almost 2/3rds of the way done).

Why do you think that's demoralizing? I mean, I can nag at myself for not getting there fast enough, but at least you and I have places to go, right? Better to have ideas than not, kind of thing?

3 Day Novel Contest? If I didn't have plans for this weekend, I probably would go for it. 30k words would put me in a much better position not only word count-wise, but also get me very close to the middle of Part 3, which is where things are reeeeally going to heat up.

I think, honestly, it's really just a matter of tenacity at this point. But I've more than convinced myself that writing novels is more about tenacity than talent.

It sounds like you have a lot of project slotted f...

2011-08-31T06:20:44.157-06:00

It sounds like you have a lot of project slotted for the future. That can be exciting but also...almost...demoralizing. I have one more book to write in my current series, then I have a trilogy planned, and I also have another middle-grade to YA fantasy series of...4-7 books? Not quite sure. But that's potentially ELEVEN books I'm intending to write! That's kind of crazy to think about!

And to make matters worse, I am now considering doing the 3 Day Novel Contest this weekend, Labor Day weekend ( http://www.3daynovel.com/ ). Well, it's not really a novel, in my opinion, even by my standards and certainly not by yours LOL! From what I understand, 30k will suffice. Actually maybe you should consider doing it. Not write a new novel in three days but to set 30k as your goal for the weekend for your WIP. You could join in on the fun and be part of the craziness.

Still here. Anyway. I do the gmail thing too, but...

2011-08-31T05:44:44.357-06:00

Still here.

Anyway. I do the gmail thing too, but I find Dropbox much more useful.

Why does that keep happening to my most frequent c...

2011-08-30T08:01:37.805-06:00

Why does that keep happening to my most frequent commenters?? Seriously.

I'll be fine when I hit the rewrite stage, probably. I mean, I'm well aware of how much of a slog that phase is. But the writing? That's supposed to be the fun, creative part. I'm supposed to be excited.

Yeah, posting blogs about writing is not the same as writing. I am well aware of this. :)

(argh! stupid internet ate my comment...) I didn&...

2011-08-29T17:07:19.117-06:00

(argh! stupid internet ate my comment...)

I didn't read this post before putting up my own post (nor the post before that one, of course), but I'm going through the same thing at the moment. I'm trying to get the re-write of Devil's Blood done, but it's going sooooo slow.

I started posting things that would help abate the distractions, but that's a form of distraction, isn't it? Come to think of it, so is writing this here comment. ;)