I’ve been ready to start for a week now. The outline is as complete as it needs to be, filling out any more detail will freeze the story. I have all my tools in order, I’ve given up on fiddling with mobile tech, I really have nothing to do with my time away from the [...]
This week’s meeting with the Asimovs brought up an interesting point. If I’m not careful, I could plan this book to death without actually getting around to writing it. With that said, and the other Dead Asimovs glaring at me holding their menacing nerf bats, I think I’d better lay out some milestones for what [...]
Looks like this year’s Script Frenzy is going to be a bust, at least for me. I have two script ideas I’m playing with, but can’t seem to make progress on either one. And I think part of the problem is that I’m trying to do this the same way I did NaNoWriMo, writing sans [...]
In preparation for Script Frenzy I’m rereading Wordplay, Terry Rossio’s excellent collection of columns on screenwriting. In case you don’t realize that you’re familiar with Rossio’s work, he and partner Ted Elliot have written some major Hollywood blockbusters, including current box office king “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”. I read many of these [...]
I posted Chapter One earlier today before getting the feedback from my critique group, and let’s just say they had some issues with it. Mostly, they didn’t think my change of point of view (or really, the supposed lack of it) worked. In the first draft, when I switch from Mike and Chris in the [...]
One of the things I’m doing with In Shining Armor that has me both worried and excited is how I’m handling the narration (warning to casual readers: I’m about to go “Inside Baseball” writer geeky here). The point of view in this story is a little tricky.
Here’s the thing. For those of you that have [...]
Just for reference, if you’re curious about the overall shape of the story. A lot has changed in the novel version (including Mike’s powers) but this might give you a basic idea of where I’m going. A couple of things to consider.
This was written in 1998, and most of the plot is older than that. [...]
Chapter One of In Shining Armor is here. Give it a read and post your comments.
I had an idea about In Shining Armor as I was listening to the playlist I’ve constructed to get my mind right for the story. Chris is the narrator of Mike’s adventures, and Chris is a musician. I thought it might make a nice little “frame” if Chris broke the story up into movements like [...]