There's a lot of chat in the writing circle that you can't just sit around and wait for inspiration to hit you. Creativity loves a moving target. If you're already creating, the inspiration with find you. The real problem is motivation. I've had inspiration for three different projects in the last few weeks, but I've… Continue reading Inspiration is not the problem. I need to get back to my routine.
You would think that finishing a novel of 80,000 words and months, if not years, of work would be more exciting. Not usually, no. It feels like finishing a huge exam in school, or finally passing on a project at work. You get that rush of accomplishment followed by an echoing emptiness of "what now?"… Continue reading Finishing a novel is anticlimactic
I've learned a ton from writing this book, as I do with every single piece I've worked on. I've had a lot of thoughts on structure recently, and I think I've gotten a good feel for what's missing for me. So, the three act structure as I've mentioned before the traditional three act structure was… Continue reading My experience with the Three Act Structure
It has taken a very long time to get to this point. My serial is finally in its final act! What does that mean? For Saving the Music I followed the traditional three act structure made popular through "Save the Cat" by Blake Snyder. Essentially, Act III comes after the "dark moment of the soul"… Continue reading Entering Act III of my serial!
I always thought that I needed a deadline to get things done. But, it couldn't be a self-imposed deadline. It had to be a real deadline with real consequences. For the most part, this is still very true. I'm motivated to be productive by the idea that somebody else is waiting for what I'm working… Continue reading Self-imposed accountability doesn’t work for me. The deadline has to be real.
Subtle Stories 