Desiderius Price
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Unfortunately, didn’t get #8 finished tonight… maybe this week. If not, next weekend (which might also be a 3-day weekend, crossing my fingers).
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How Do You Fend Off Stagnation in Your Works?
Desiderius Price replied to Tcr's topic in Writers' Corner
I’ve got too much in my universe to even begin to contemplate that. If I need a new plot, I start a new story. As it is, I don’t think I’ll finish my universe in my lifetime, so I have to focus on the important things. -
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Hmmm… I can move this scene from #8 back to #7….. Keeping it in #8 makes for a better cliffhanger, but moving it to #7 makes #7 a tad more complete. Oh, the debate I’m having with myself.
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@Wilde_Guess Yep, that’s why I’m debating now, before I post. I’ll need to resolve this before I post either 7 or 8. Yesterday, I had moved it to #7, however, based on tone it belongs in #8. So, this morning, I moved it back. After all, a cliffhanger is typically an incomplete scene.
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True, that. Also, the move can “require” another 4k of writing to more fully develop an idea. That’s not a bad thing, but can confuse the reader if you do it after the chapter(s) were originally posted.
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That was the #5 debacle, about 2.5k but same thing. I try to adhere to the principle that a reader shouldn’t have to re-read an episode to understand things, though, of course, that can be unavoidable at times with a work-in-progress. Thus, I basically want to be confident in the episode/chapter before I post.
Cross my fingers, I’ll get #8 drafted tonight. (If so, I’d expect #7 to go up next weekend.)
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No muse, I’m already involved with another story, stop trying to tempt me with a new one….stop, STOP! Onward with the struggle.
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Today’s been productive. Posted Jefferey episode #6, and nearly done with the draft to #7 (along with a dabble or two in #8). Depending on how productive I am this weekend, I should be confident with posting #7 next weekend, but no guarantees. (Always, TBD until I actually post it).
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Episode #6, “Snowballs” is now posted. (ie, I felt confident enough to post it.)
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I like three day weekends, good chance to get some Jefferey episodes finished! I do have to be careful, some of these episodes are becoming a wee bit penis centric…
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Character Building
Desiderius Price replied to yukihimedono's topic in Original Character Development
I don’t fully work out a character either until I start writing. That’s where backstory is useful. What I tend to do, though, is narrow down an approximate age/gender and use a randomizer to help select some traits. If needed, I’ll figure out relatives too, that’s where the bulk of the characters in my database come from. And I start writing, seeing what traits do and don’t work. -
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Character Building
Desiderius Price replied to yukihimedono's topic in Original Character Development
I take it a step (or two) further Avaloyuru, I’ve made a database… has nearly 2,300 characters in it, along with plot points for my series of stories, and family trees.
