Hi Everyone, I have a short story side project that I’ve been trying to put together for months. It’s part of an experiment in story prompts and the prompts I’m working from should be the exact kind of thing that should inspire me. But there’s a problem—for me, it’s a big problem…
I hope you are absolutely loving Velocity Weapon!! I absorbed that series last year and wish there was more of it!
In answer to your question about getting unstuck: I am a mix of pantser and plotter--if something isn’t working I tend to first take a break as you say you do, but to get back in I’ll zoom over to a part in the plot that’s compelling and write that bit. Some brilliant writer called it taking your helicopter to another part, and I use that liberally to get me back in character and inspired about the story.
Currently half-way through Samuel R. Delaney’s “Nova”. This is my second Delaney novel, after “Trouble On Triton”. His literary take on sf makes for quite interesting reading.
I hope you are absolutely loving Velocity Weapon!! I absorbed that series last year and wish there was more of it!
In answer to your question about getting unstuck: I am a mix of pantser and plotter--if something isn’t working I tend to first take a break as you say you do, but to get back in I’ll zoom over to a part in the plot that’s compelling and write that bit. Some brilliant writer called it taking your helicopter to another part, and I use that liberally to get me back in character and inspired about the story.
Ooo! What is an “altered book”?
Currently half-way through Samuel R. Delaney’s “Nova”. This is my second Delaney novel, after “Trouble On Triton”. His literary take on sf makes for quite interesting reading.