"Red Sands" Week Twelve

[kristen999]

Where I talk about stop-start-stop-start.



I've been stitching together chapter fifteen in tiny increments. There are a lot more smaller scenes and each one had me staring at the screen a lot. Last night all I wrote were 200 words in one sitting. It was like pulling teeth.

It's not that I don't know what I want to write; it's like standing outside while it's snowing and trying to catch all the falling flakes. I'm avoiding info dumps while being very conscious of what is said, if I've covering my bases.

I think I have little more than half the chapter written, on pace with my goal.

In the next week I hope to complete chapter fifteen and flesh out the conclusion before sitting down to write it.

Comments

[stella-pegasi.livejournal.com]

I joined LJ sometime after you began this quest writing Red Sands. I take it this is a novel? If so, how exciting. I, too. have been working on a novel, sci fi but not SGA. It's a lot harder than it looks and I keep writing SGA stories and not writing on the novel. Need to balance my life a bit better. :D

Whether you are writing a novel or simply a long story, can't wait 'till it's done and we get to read it or see you at a book signing!

Debbie

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I wish it was the novel I've been putting aside for I don't a few years now. I get trapped in fanficland and I really need to run from it, but RL is tough and I can’t a lot of enjoyment writing fic. It’s as you said, finding the balance.

“Red Sands" is quite a monster for me. I began it last year and had to stop, so my dedication to getting it complete has taken a lot of my time, including lack of reading which I feel bad about, but will reverse once it is done. It will be the size or longer than a published SGA novel once it is over.

Good for you on writing both!!