Been Slacking

Yes, I have been lazy. I worked on my outline today. I am going to start working in the mornings and evenings.

I think that I can plot out an okay story so far but I have one big issue. I have NO IDEA how I want the story to end. I have all sorts of twists and turns but I need a whopper of an ending.

I have a partial ending with Terese and her missing three years and the good doctor. But I don't know how I am going to resolve her daughter issue. Do I want her to figure out a way for her daughter to escape? If so, is Terese okay with that? Kill her daughter? If that, does Terese do it? I think her daughter needs to get away against Terese's best efforts.

Maybe, maybe, just thinking of this. Maybe I should let Terese think that she has killed her daughter and finds out she cannot recover her three years of memories (that is what the good doctor is going to tell her) and then maybe find out that her daughter is alive by making contact with her.

Jules

Completed...got it done.


I saw something today at Write Anything about preparing for NaNoWriMO. I don't think I'm cheating anymore. I can write scene sketches and character sketches, and outline to my little heart content.

Honestly, I'm thinking I would like November to be here so I can really get going.

Evan

Completed.


I feel like this is cheating but this is a nice break from trying to grind out too much too soon. I think this will give me reason to get me going for next week with outlining and writing.

See you tomorrow

Terese Profile

Completed - did not look at word count

Basically, I gave names to her parents, what they did for work. What kind of personality they had. Gave a brief synopsys of what her past was and what she currently did. I gave her temperment and special traits were and a physical description.

This week I am taking it a little easier with the tasks. Last week was not as good as the previous two weeks. I have skipped one day of writing in three and I made that up the very next day. I am happy so far with the results.

After these profiles. Next week I am going to start my outline and maybe some writing prompts. I am going to start two writing sessions per day starting, ugh, this coming Saturday.

The Truth

Completed - 1226

Good piece. My new character, Leon Jenks, is actually the character that saves Ballard's character and brings together the murders and Terese's issues. Just a few days ago I thought I was going to have to throw that all out and just focus on Terese's stuff. I was okay with that idea but then it just ends up being a spy novel and I wanted something more than that.

I'm still writing this evening. It looks like I made a mistake that I have listed two subject to write this evening. One is Goals and the other is the start of my character profiles that I want to write. I am dropping goals at this time. I am going to write the profile of Terese this evening.

These aren't going to be word count works. They may. I don't know. I am just going to work on background stuff. Like I said earlier, I'm going to use these as I move through my work to give a better ground on how I want these characters to react to situations.

A murder continued...A reason...and Next Week

A murder - completed 1317 words.

I still did not finish this piece but I finished most of it and know exactly where it was going to go.


I didn't write yesterday. It was three full weeks before I skipped a day. But I just needed a chance to reload. I had a long day yesterday. I went fishing and I was wiped out. I am going to take a shower and then come back and write Saturday's piece and then write again tonight. I will then be totally caught up.

Next Week I plan on writing from each of my characters perpectives as a bio. These won't be in the story necessarily but can help me determine how they will react as the story poses problems. Will they chance them head on, pull back, procrastinate, or what.


Sunday: Terese
Monday: Evan
Tueday: Jules
Wednesday: Ayrien
Thursday: Nicoli
Friday: Dr. DeVerne
Saturday: Ballard

A Murder

incomplete - 618 words

No, I didn't finish this one. But I am going to come back and finish this one tomorrow. I almost didn't write at all this evening. But this idea, actually fits with what my original idea was...and combines my new line of thinking for my novel.

A new character is introducted, yes, in 618 words. This is one I am going to finish to the end. I want the night to sleep on it. This just came out.

Has Experiment

Completed - 1273 words

This assignment was more like it. I felt good writing this piece. This was about the good Doctor and his wife. I have decided that Terese finding out that she has a daughter, trying to track her down, and find out how she lost her past is going to be the main story. I am dropping the whole serial killer thing. It just didn't seem to work with what I have.

I have a nice little twist for the doctor that this piece is introducing. I'm not sure if this will fit nicely into my novel but he is becoming a very interesting person to me. Maybe once I am done with Terese I can focus on the good doctor.

On to the next.

The Weather

completed - 1061 words

This week has been hard so far. Or at least the last two days have been difficult writing. Not as much motivation as the previous two weeks. But that is going to happen. I have not skipped. Last night's effort was crappy but something still came out.

I had a revelation today about my story. I think that it will need to go in a different direction. I think that Ballard is gone. The character that I have in my head is different than what comes out on the page. I think I need to rethink how the story is going to flow. I am going to finish out this week's writings and next week write from the different character's point of views next week. Sketching them out and give more background into each.

Once I do that then I am going to start outlining for November and try to bang out what the writing schedule is going to look like.

On to the next.