Trying something different

In an effort to reconnect with my WIP, I'm taking a break from my novels' world. Just for a time. No notes. No research. No deliberately thinking about plot, etc. Will it work? Time will tell.

Between now & then, there's an old piece that has been asking for attention - a different genre and something I've been thinking of expanding for some time. I have a new notebook, a list of existing characters & the beginnings of a list of research I'll need to do. Looking forward to my vacation & having time to write whenever I want.

Small update

Well, the short story has officially been shelved. As much as I wanted to submit to that anthology, the story just wasn't coming together. Perhaps without the deadline, I'll be able to wrangle it into something cohesive (and hopefully interesting) and send it elsewhere.

I decided to make a list of things I'd like to do/accomplish before my next birthday. One is to update this blog more often. The other is to complete the first draft of Chaos Unleashed.

I've been doing a lot of inner work over the past year. I think it's time to apply some of the things I've discovered about myself and my processes to my writing.

Wish me luck.

February

I don't even want to think about how quickly January passed. Did I accomplish my writing related goals of 'claiming my writing space' or 'developing an idea for an anthology short'? Sort of.

One thing I did do was send my regrets to the concom running Ad Astra. There are too many things happening and something had to give. In this case, it was the convention. Hopefully next year.

Will February see the completion of the first draft of the short? Will I find the creative thingies for my writing space? Time will tell.