Normally I crawl into bed and fall right to sleep. Not last night, though. Nope. My mind was racing. I couldn't stop thinking about the amazing group of people I had just met at Barnes & Noble. More exciting, I couldn't stop brainstorming story ideas for my NaNo project. I almost got out of bed to write them down, they were that good! Of course, being the lazy good-for-nothing I am, I willed myself to remember the ideas after I got up in the morning.
And it worked! I remember the ideas, which is awesome because one of those passing thoughts provided me with my opening scene. I'm not going to question it or dissect it. I'm not going to wonder if it's the right or wrong move starting there. I'm going to trust my instincts for once and just let myself follow where they may lead.
Of course, this makes waiting for NaNo to begin all that much more difficult. I not only have my premise, my characters, and a good portion of the worldbuilding done, I have my opening scene! That's huge.
And it worked! I remember the ideas, which is awesome because one of those passing thoughts provided me with my opening scene. I'm not going to question it or dissect it. I'm not going to wonder if it's the right or wrong move starting there. I'm going to trust my instincts for once and just let myself follow where they may lead.
Of course, this makes waiting for NaNo to begin all that much more difficult. I not only have my premise, my characters, and a good portion of the worldbuilding done, I have my opening scene! That's huge.
Wow! Good for you, remembering all that!
ReplyDeleteI haven't thought about my story yet - though I really should. StanMatt found some notes he took for me almost two years ago on the story, and I have something like 7-10 pages that I started writing down, but I really should sit down and really hammer things out.
So, good for you!
Awesome! It's good to know that at least one person in our group is going to be prepared going into this.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I'm hopeful, prepared does not always equal word count.
ReplyDeleteSo them's the rules, eh? You gotta wait until November starts? Quite a challenge! It's good to hear that your brain is working so well (what's your secret?!)...it sounds like this new writing group is a great, supportive environment where your creativity can thrive!
ReplyDeleteYou can remember from the night before? WOW. I always loose something.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear we collectively made a good impression. Now where did I leave off developing those three clones' un-identical character profiles?
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