Squirrel Much?
In my last blog I mentioned how I like to write multiple projects at a time to keep myself at peak interest level. Well… I’ve gone completely out of control. I need help. Some real professional help or maybe someone to sit beside me and when I try to start another project, just slap the taste out of my mouth. Ok, maybe that’s a little harsh but I’ve done it again. I had a really crazy dream and woke up with a plot and I tentatively titled it Labyrinth. (I know. I’m going to have to retitle the thing since everyone knows that to be the kick ass movie from our childhoods.) It started out as a boy meets devil tale and quickly morphed into a shattered witches coven yarn.
So, to get you up to speed, I am 70,000 words into Death’s construction. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on that one. Stranglehold is sitting at around 50,000 words. The murky middle has been a challenge on this one. The newest one, Labyrinth, is already around 17,000. This one is a departure from my normal, smack you upside the head beginnings like I normally deliver. I’m also working on the short story, Bluetooth, which I have now decided is going to tie in with the Chopped series I have yet to do much with. See, I have some self-control. There are several other titles for short stories that I’m keeping just out of arm’s reach.
Even though I know I am squirreling a bit, there is some method to my madness. I have enough discipline to keep myself on track. My daily goal is 1,000 words and most days I blow that out of the water. I keep the focus on the two main projects, Death’s Construction and Stranglehold and make myself knock out the thousand on one of those two. Once I’ve accomplished that, I find a good stopping point and then reward myself by jumping into one of the other projects. Some days it may be the new novel and others it could be one of the short stories. This method keeps everything moving along and nothing gets left behind.
Well, that’s what is going on in this writer’s life. I hope life is treating you all well, too. Next blog I think I’ll talk about genre. I might be writing urban fantasy…