For now, it’s fun
Well…I wrote almost 2,000 words this weekend. Not on my contemporary WIP, but on my new idea for a superhero novel. And you know what? I am having a lot of fun with it. That will of course wear off, when I’m mired in the story and just want to get it over with and dear god why did I think I wanted to be a writer anyway—but for now, it’s fun. And I’m going with it, and I want to add at least 500 more words to it tonight. The other idea will be on the back burner with all the other ideas I have stored away in various Word documents.
And about what I wrote on Thursday: I’m still thinking of revising the current novel I’m shopping around. My critique partner has it and will get back to me about it in the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile, I took out a few books in the library that I’m hoping will help me. Whether they make me feel like “Oh my god, I can’t believe I sent out that drivel to a few agents” or “Wow, I’m in much better shape than I thought I was,” either one will help me (and my peace of mind) out.
The books I borrowed are The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (which seems, right now, like it was written completely for me), Writing the Breakout Novel, and Plot & Structure. I figure the last one can’t hurt when I’m trying to figure out how to structure my new WIP, which is unlike anything I’ve ever written before. I might play around with formats to see what works best for the MC’s story. Only time (and a lot of hard work and dedication) will tell!
So, goals for the week:
- My current word count is 2,441.
- Write at least 2,000 more words in my WIP. I’m going to a conference out of town this weekend for my day job, so that seriously cuts into writing time, but I think I can cobble enough time together during the week to do it.
- Start reading The First Five Pages and think about if anything applies to my first ms.
