Wednesday, July 24, 2013
The Trouble With Venus Is
I realize I have had some trouble with my BDS. For the past couple days I begin by free writing about a page in my notebook, by that time I start to feel uneasy, unpleasant, even though I've only been writing for about ten minutes. What I am noticing is that my urge to write a science fiction story has begun to cease a bit. The simplest explanation: I am having doubts. "But why?" I ask myself. "You know why," the voice in my head responds. "Doubt comes and goes with life. For you, one going through great change, it is inevitable." Ugh, that damn voice. So smug and secure, just because he's right! What if I don't want my story to change? It isn't like there is a deadline or a qualification to fulfill, but I feel I have invested a significant amount of time on it. To change from science fiction to fantasy now would be blasphemy! Or would it? I don't know. I'm weary of allowing my story to change itself willy nilly with the mind. That's fickle, but it could be necessary. Boise has the answer, probably.
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I think what you should do is take a step back and pause. Keep this conversation with your writing open and more ideas will come to you. Maybe go over the pages you've written and edit or improve what's already there. I think that's what Boice would say, don't force anything because that's how drivel is written.
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree completely. I think that what it needs is some TLC, and in the mean time I can focus my thoughts on the plot, which has still yet to fully develop. The biggest thing I keep telling myself is that the story goes where I want it to go, not where it wants to go. Once things become a bit more stable, I feel like I won't have as much trouble deciding on a direction.
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