WIP report: 8 May 2021
May. 8th, 2021 06:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sleeplesspotatoBarely got any writing done this week, though it's not for lack of ideas -- quite the opposite. I have too many. OTL I've gotten stuck at almost the 3.5k word mark for the Buddha Cafe fic; I've been reading about trans rights in Japan, and it's been somewhat depressing. :( I think I can finish the 2nd draft regardless, but it's been a bit difficult motivating myself to get back to it.
As for the other ideas, I remembered that I used to follow the exercises in 21 Days to a Novel (here's a PDF with notes describing them) when I was fleshing out bigger/longer stories; it seems like I need to do this for Omegaverse KakaIru, which has some plot complications and multiple characters. I've also been thinking about another stalled Omegaverse story that I'd already written a few unfinished drafts for in the past; I have some new ideas for it, and I can use the 21 Days exercises to flesh those out. It's fun to dig deep into fleshing out the characters and setting, though sometimes it feels like I spend all my time on the prep work instead of actually writing.
All the same, it might be the right time to take a break from writing and just focus on the prep work, whether it's doing research or laying down story foundations. I can try it out for a week and see where it goes.
As for the other ideas, I remembered that I used to follow the exercises in 21 Days to a Novel (here's a PDF with notes describing them) when I was fleshing out bigger/longer stories; it seems like I need to do this for Omegaverse KakaIru, which has some plot complications and multiple characters. I've also been thinking about another stalled Omegaverse story that I'd already written a few unfinished drafts for in the past; I have some new ideas for it, and I can use the 21 Days exercises to flesh those out. It's fun to dig deep into fleshing out the characters and setting, though sometimes it feels like I spend all my time on the prep work instead of actually writing.
All the same, it might be the right time to take a break from writing and just focus on the prep work, whether it's doing research or laying down story foundations. I can try it out for a week and see where it goes.
