Check this out:
All those little colored bars at the left are scenes I've plotted out. Characters, in red, I've decided upon. Location, notes, 'storyboards', etc, all aimed at organizing my Ghost story. I spent most of last week thinking about it and planning to out.
And now...I think I've changed my mind.
Curses!
It happened at my writer's group on Saturday. The lovely ladies were obliging and accomodating and read two short stories I am submitting to a contest. They had great feed back and I lurv them.
Then one of them said: "I want to know what happenes next."
Oh, the curse of the 'next' question! I have been here before, oh yes I have. It's a dangerous place.
But it got me thinking. What does happen next? What if they...what if he...maybe someone survived and...suddenly, all my confidence in my plot, my decision, my steadfastness - phsssst! Gone. Maybe now I want to do something else entirely.
Well, I have two weeks and two days to change my mind. I suppose I could change my mind after I start, but I really hope it doesn't come to that.
So, now I need to start plotting for my new idea and see if it's viable. I write a lot of first scenes that go nowhere. Unfortunately, the rules state no writing until midnight of November first. I guess I'll take that first day and write like crazy on both and see which one holds my interest.
*sigh*
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