I’ve been working on a project for several weeks now. In all that time I have not churned out too many words. I’ve done a crapload of research and firmly situated myself in the world in which I am writing. Now that I am immersed, I can take off at full speed. It is a lot like it is for me getting in the pool. 30 minutes to get in and then I’m in for the rest of the afternoon or at least until someone says, “you gotta get out.”
I think I need to think about that process, because it happens with every story I tell. As I am writing the Justice Engine I see that I haven’t gotten immersed and thus haven’t really gotten that story going. That is worth considering–how you get the engine of your story going. For me it is about the world in which the story takes place and doing enough research to understand that world and be able to sink in deep enough to feel the grass between my toes and know all I need to know to walk freely among my characters.
Some Thoughts:
- Went to the big Northwest Pow Wow today and it was epic.
- Here is something I discovered there that I’d never heard of before. I really want to be a part of this story being told. Put me on.