Stalling out is part of the process
May. 27th, 2024 06:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annavereBooks:
Lately heard that Paul Auster has passed away. I went through a phase (twelve years ago at least) where I really enjoyed his work. I hope someday to return to being able to easily enjoy literary fiction, but I've been in a drought these past few years. This happened before I discovered fandom, or even started writing. Emotionally, it just wasn't making me happy anymore and I stopped trying to force it. I have recently been enjoying A Dance to the Music of Time, so maybe it's starting to turn around for me.
Television:
SGA is really turning into a bloodbath. Where did my happy show go?
Also, the loss of Elizabeth Weir really gutted the show's internal logic and narrative heart. I'm still enjoying the episodes and like the remaining characters, but it feels like an alternate dimension and I keep getting these pangs of loss.
Writing:
A dozen small changes made during my Jeremiah sequel rewrite have culminated in part nine being completely, top to bottom, wrong. The basic concept is still correct, but nigh every scene has characters not being where they are supposed to be or having inadequate reactions to events and each other. Complete reconfiguration is required. Less writing, more thinking and mapping. It was bound to happen at some point. I guess it's a good sign it took so long.
Taking advantage of this to reorganize my messy WIP folders, an overdue chore. I have segregated the plotbunnies into one single file, while everything that is mapped out enough to qualify for WIP status is getting a shiny individual file, and now I've got a cacophony of projects clamoring for my attention, tempting me away from my megalith.
Lately heard that Paul Auster has passed away. I went through a phase (twelve years ago at least) where I really enjoyed his work. I hope someday to return to being able to easily enjoy literary fiction, but I've been in a drought these past few years. This happened before I discovered fandom, or even started writing. Emotionally, it just wasn't making me happy anymore and I stopped trying to force it. I have recently been enjoying A Dance to the Music of Time, so maybe it's starting to turn around for me.
Television:
SGA is really turning into a bloodbath. Where did my happy show go?
Also, the loss of Elizabeth Weir really gutted the show's internal logic and narrative heart. I'm still enjoying the episodes and like the remaining characters, but it feels like an alternate dimension and I keep getting these pangs of loss.
Writing:
A dozen small changes made during my Jeremiah sequel rewrite have culminated in part nine being completely, top to bottom, wrong. The basic concept is still correct, but nigh every scene has characters not being where they are supposed to be or having inadequate reactions to events and each other. Complete reconfiguration is required. Less writing, more thinking and mapping. It was bound to happen at some point. I guess it's a good sign it took so long.
Taking advantage of this to reorganize my messy WIP folders, an overdue chore. I have segregated the plotbunnies into one single file, while everything that is mapped out enough to qualify for WIP status is getting a shiny individual file, and now I've got a cacophony of projects clamoring for my attention, tempting me away from my megalith.
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Date: 2024-05-29 10:38 pm (UTC)Honestly, the loss of Carson, and then Elizabeth, and then Kate fucking gutted me (Elizabeth and Kate especially) and I have your posts about SGA open to reply to, but I just still hurt so much that I stare at them and then move to other tabs again because - oh, so much of my pain is still wrapped up in that show.
I do hope you get your fic reconfigured! How long is this Jeremiah sequel rewrite?
Oh, my WIP folders - they are painfully disorganized. They're not awful? But I could use some reworking.
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