September check-in
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wyntir_knightI have a variety of fics on the back burner, but once again the writer's block and self-doubt are kicking in. It's hard when you write a rare pairing, half of which is part of a much more popular pairing, and the other half of which is a generally disregarded and/or disliked character. It leads to a lot of self-doubt and that's where the writer's block is coming from. So I've decided that I'm going to spend the next two months plotting out my NaNo novel. I need a serious break to get myself back together and this is a great way to get where I need to be. I think that the Oatmeal's Creativity is like breathing cartoon covers the feeling very, very well. I need to start inhaling and I'm going to do that by moving to a new project. It's still creative and still writing, but it's getting me away from what's stressing me.
So the story is going to be a mystery with horror elements set in a somewhat steampunk-like reality. It's going to be Lovecraftian and Gothic with bits of Shirley Jackson and Shadowrun and 40s Pulp thrown in for good measure. It's going to be about a private eye and his very broken relationship with a reporter, and about a paraspychologist trying to find her place in a society that has issues with her field and the idea of a woman professor. And about a woman police detective inspired by Kate Warne, and a librarian who wants a better world for her sons and her students. I've got a lot going on with it, so the following summary doesn't really cover it well:
A series of high profile suicides are rocking a small university town while a murderer stalks the alleys of the Red Light District, only a small group of investigators can see the connection and they are running out of time to stop the Second Coming of a dark god.
It's a lot to do. I'm hoping that if I can get an outline finished I'll know where I'm going and I can get the work drafted in November, instead of running out of plot two weeks in.
So, that's the plan. We'll see how it goes.
So the story is going to be a mystery with horror elements set in a somewhat steampunk-like reality. It's going to be Lovecraftian and Gothic with bits of Shirley Jackson and Shadowrun and 40s Pulp thrown in for good measure. It's going to be about a private eye and his very broken relationship with a reporter, and about a paraspychologist trying to find her place in a society that has issues with her field and the idea of a woman professor. And about a woman police detective inspired by Kate Warne, and a librarian who wants a better world for her sons and her students. I've got a lot going on with it, so the following summary doesn't really cover it well:
A series of high profile suicides are rocking a small university town while a murderer stalks the alleys of the Red Light District, only a small group of investigators can see the connection and they are running out of time to stop the Second Coming of a dark god.
It's a lot to do. I'm hoping that if I can get an outline finished I'll know where I'm going and I can get the work drafted in November, instead of running out of plot two weeks in.
So, that's the plan. We'll see how it goes.
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Re: Good for you
Date: 2 Sep 2016 03:06 (UTC)