Mugged by the past
Aug. 26th, 2008 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pjthompsonI didn't get back to the current WIP right away after finishing up the language edits for A Rain of Angels. I'm waiting for a handful of final crits on that one and thought I was safe from it for awhile, but apparently my mutant psyche had other plans.
I got mugged later in the week by the worldbuilding for the sequel to Angels. That is, my subconscious suddenly supplied me with the character hook I'll need to tunnel into that idea. I've had the überidea for some time now, but that was a vague, high concept. Concept is a no-go for me without meat on the bones. Character POV and meat splattered down on me heavily last week.
Of course, worldbuilding is always the fun part of this and I can easily be seduced by it. So fun to play in imaginary back yards. I let it play out for a few days, then told the backbrain it was time to settle down and get on with the current WIP. I started back on that yesterday. It feels okay. Still the saggy middle, but meaningful forward progress. Only mild panic flaring around the edges. The usual. I can deal.
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I got mugged later in the week by the worldbuilding for the sequel to Angels. That is, my subconscious suddenly supplied me with the character hook I'll need to tunnel into that idea. I've had the überidea for some time now, but that was a vague, high concept. Concept is a no-go for me without meat on the bones. Character POV and meat splattered down on me heavily last week.
Of course, worldbuilding is always the fun part of this and I can easily be seduced by it. So fun to play in imaginary back yards. I let it play out for a few days, then told the backbrain it was time to settle down and get on with the current WIP. I started back on that yesterday. It feels okay. Still the saggy middle, but meaningful forward progress. Only mild panic flaring around the edges. The usual. I can deal.
Venus In Transit
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