Day 12. The halfway point is approaching quickly. Lucien & RJK, you guys are doing good. I've been doing decently, but I still let myself get too distracted when I'm trying to write. The habits are getting better, and that part is going well. This is the first time in many years that I've been writing on a consistent basis.
As for the story, it's moving along even though I'm still not sure where it's going. I started with a title (which came from an icon - a downward arrow, hence "Goin' Down"). Then a sentence came to me about a fork in the road outside a town in the fictional county I've developed over the years. This sentence had nothing to do with the title. But the fork in the road got me to thinking about penny walks, so my main character was on one. If you've never heard of a penny walk, it's taking a walk, and whenever you come to an intersection you flip a coin to decide which way to go next. And considering they way I started with no plot, it is one of the most apt metaphors one could ever devise for this journey for me.
You don't have to chase themes, the subconscious does it for you. And now that I think about it, that elusive girl must be the story itself.
On a related note: I don't know about your areas, but here in Maryland we have 2 dares going. Both involve words to find a way to build into the novel. Well one is a number, and the other is a set of words. The number and one of the words was easy. (Turned it into an address). But there is another word which may just become the cornerstone of my whole plot. Very interesting.
As for the story, it's moving along even though I'm still not sure where it's going. I started with a title (which came from an icon - a downward arrow, hence "Goin' Down"). Then a sentence came to me about a fork in the road outside a town in the fictional county I've developed over the years. This sentence had nothing to do with the title. But the fork in the road got me to thinking about penny walks, so my main character was on one. If you've never heard of a penny walk, it's taking a walk, and whenever you come to an intersection you flip a coin to decide which way to go next. And considering they way I started with no plot, it is one of the most apt metaphors one could ever devise for this journey for me.
You don't have to chase themes, the subconscious does it for you. And now that I think about it, that elusive girl must be the story itself.
On a related note: I don't know about your areas, but here in Maryland we have 2 dares going. Both involve words to find a way to build into the novel. Well one is a number, and the other is a set of words. The number and one of the words was easy. (Turned it into an address). But there is another word which may just become the cornerstone of my whole plot. Very interesting.
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