Saturday, March 14, 2009

I'm enjoying this novel work

Okay, I believe this is becoming something of a mantra, but I'm finding that I enjoy working on this novel, this world, this project Dragon Matrix that derives from my Elf and Troll story.

I find I most enjoy it whenever I work on it long enough to get into it. Really short sessions aren't good enough. I need about an hour to really get into it.

I am surprised by how long I've been working on this project, counting all mutations and permutations of it. But that's why I chose it. I'd already proven I would stick with it, even though the short-story versions of it have been awful.

But this is heartening. I feel like I made the right choice. I'm kinda scared to put these optimistic words to net, I have a strong knock-wood reaction. I was just reading something about how this part of the novel project ends eventually and the work gets harder. I guess I'll walk into that wall when it gets here.

3 comments:

  1. What sorts of aspects are you working on right now? Plot outlines? Character biographies? Broad setting details?

    Curious minds want to know.

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  2. Right now, plot outlines and character designs and broad setting details. All of that. Mainly plot and government and magic at the moment.

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  3. That's always my favorite part of the process as well. Everything seems fresh and new.

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