I took a sick day and just bummed and rested. At last, I watched discs 1-3 of Firefly. I know, just a few years too late. I have 1 more disc and then I’m going to watch Serenity the movie, which I’ve been saving until I watch all the episodes.
So far, my favorite is Out of Gas. But War Stories is a close second.
Oh, I did think about writing, but I’ve got two major problems, one in each story. Problems I haven’t plotted my way out of yet. I think I may have to backtrack in NSR a little; I can’t figure out where the best place to start 7Crows is, neither. So I doodled off and on today, thinking, stewing, and I still don’t know. I guess I’ll just have to sleep on it.
With NSR, the problem is: I have a “dead” shapeshifter who’s recovering, locked in a cell with two women, one of whom has no idea what he is and can do. The room is wired and heavily monitored by guards. Now I’ve got to figure out how he “wakes up” without bringing all the guards down on them immediately. I think I need to get Jaid out of the room first. Hmm.
7Crows, I plotted out a bunch of stuff tonight, but my gut says it’s all backstory. There’s no core conflict in it. But I don’t know enough about what happens later to decide if there’s enough story AFTER a certain point, neither. So I just keep plodding away through all this stuff I’m pretty sure happens, and trust that eventually I’ll know where I’m supposed to land. Did come up with an interesting idea today.
Falling is just one flap away from flying.
Sounds like something I should remember in this writing gig, huh?