I feel like that kid on Wet Hot American Summer. The one who does the radio broadcast. He speaks into an unplugged system. No one hears his show the entire summer. But man, that kid put on one hell of a radio show.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Monday, August 10, 2015
Going back
So, I have returned to the novel I began over ten years ago. My opus. The story that began this journey into writing. I have completed the novel twice. Rewritten it 12 or more times. And here I am, beginning anew. Well, not beginning anew now. I began anew about a year and a half ago. However, I am still brainstorming. Seems crazy to spend so much time working on a story, rewriting it, tossing it, starting over, repeat, repeat, repeat. At this rate, it might never see publication. (I'm an optimist who sometimes becomes dramatic, so I do not really believe I will not complete it.) Then why the continuous rewriting? Well, I have never been satisfied with previous versions. The story didn't feel complete. Always something out of sync with the plot, characters, or various devices thrown in. See, in the beginning, I set out to simply have a planet that manufactured the coolest damn tech. No real reason. However, this past year as I have grown as a storyteller, I realized things like technology need to reflect the culture and the people. It's not fulfilling or complete for it to simply be there. It needs a purpose. I realized the same with the environment. The clothing. The work. The attitude. I had to completely rebuild this culture, which is necessary for a space opera. Well, a good space opera. I look back and try to imagine the difficult work and effort Frank Herbert put into Dune. The series has been a huge inspiration.
The story is beginning to develop in ways I could never had dreamed ten years ago. Five years ago. Three years ago. The characters have new life, greater depth. The planet is more dense. The plot smoother. I had to cut out so many pointless subplots.
I figure the remaining bit of brainstorming will take a month or two (I was able to salvage a great deal of the main plot--just a lot of tweaks--a shit load of tweaks). I will write some shorts and perhaps finish Jeremiah during these two months.
That's kind of all for tonight.
The story is beginning to develop in ways I could never had dreamed ten years ago. Five years ago. Three years ago. The characters have new life, greater depth. The planet is more dense. The plot smoother. I had to cut out so many pointless subplots.
I figure the remaining bit of brainstorming will take a month or two (I was able to salvage a great deal of the main plot--just a lot of tweaks--a shit load of tweaks). I will write some shorts and perhaps finish Jeremiah during these two months.
That's kind of all for tonight.
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