My icon is a big fat lie
Oct. 28th, 2008 11:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
megwritesRight now my "muse", inasmuch as I can be said to have one, is actually whining and refusing to get out of bed, citing that it's much warmer under the covers.
Of course, my muse better rise and shine before November 1st, because I've got some serious noveling wot needs doing.
Right now the problem is that I'm stuck between three ideas. Two are in the urban fantasy neck of the woods, and one is sci-fi. Right now, I'm quite sure that all of them suck, I'm trying to figure out which one sucks least, but I'm afraid that they all sound like bland rehashes of other people's much better stories.
The only thing I have to recommend my ideas is that at least I'm not doing vampires.
The problem for me is the issue of investing my time. I have neither the time nor mental fortitude to write three novels at once. I mean, I can do NaNoWriMo, but three at once is more like National Beat Yourself In the Brains With A Rock Month, which I think is actually in March.
I originally did type up my three summaries of my ideas with the intention of posting them and even maybe asking for opinions, but I've decided to spare your eyeballs. Trust me, they really are that bad.
That's the thing about deciding to fully commit to an idea and flesh it out into a story of any length. It's like a blind date. Sure, it all sounds good on paper and your friends tell you how wonderful it'll be - but then you sit down and you realize that nobody mentioned that your date (or your idea in this case) has a goiter, a lazy eye, and no conversational skills.
Three bachelors to decide from and just a few days until November. I don't suppose I can ask them what kind of tree they'd be or where we'd go for our first date.
The only good thing is that I always give myself permission to abandon NaNoWriMo ideas if, come December 1st, I realize that it just isn't working. You're not required to marry the first person you go on a date with, after all.
Of course, my muse better rise and shine before November 1st, because I've got some serious noveling wot needs doing.
Right now the problem is that I'm stuck between three ideas. Two are in the urban fantasy neck of the woods, and one is sci-fi. Right now, I'm quite sure that all of them suck, I'm trying to figure out which one sucks least, but I'm afraid that they all sound like bland rehashes of other people's much better stories.
The only thing I have to recommend my ideas is that at least I'm not doing vampires.
The problem for me is the issue of investing my time. I have neither the time nor mental fortitude to write three novels at once. I mean, I can do NaNoWriMo, but three at once is more like National Beat Yourself In the Brains With A Rock Month, which I think is actually in March.
I originally did type up my three summaries of my ideas with the intention of posting them and even maybe asking for opinions, but I've decided to spare your eyeballs. Trust me, they really are that bad.
That's the thing about deciding to fully commit to an idea and flesh it out into a story of any length. It's like a blind date. Sure, it all sounds good on paper and your friends tell you how wonderful it'll be - but then you sit down and you realize that nobody mentioned that your date (or your idea in this case) has a goiter, a lazy eye, and no conversational skills.
Three bachelors to decide from and just a few days until November. I don't suppose I can ask them what kind of tree they'd be or where we'd go for our first date.
The only good thing is that I always give myself permission to abandon NaNoWriMo ideas if, come December 1st, I realize that it just isn't working. You're not required to marry the first person you go on a date with, after all.
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Date: 2008-10-29 04:41 am (UTC)I feel ya, though. This year, for once, I'm writing in a genre I've never written (and I haven't read much of either). Urban fantasy. I wrote out a summary and now I'm freaking out. I've been posting on the NaNo boards asking for help but I haven't received much help. Oh well, I guess that's the fun in NaNo. Abandon all my worries and just write.
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Date: 2008-10-29 01:41 pm (UTC)Yeah, I sorta had that OMGWTFBBQ WHY DID NOBODY MENTION THE GOITER!?!? kinda moment when another draft I was working on last year. From then on, I'm very cautious.
Also sorry to your laptop for any damages incurred.
I've been posting on the NaNo boards asking for help but I haven't received much help.
Urban Fantasy is the genre I'm most familiar with, and with the exception of the Tower!Guy story, it's the genre I've been writing in.
What kind of help do you need? I'm more than happy to lend a hand if I can.