I'm in trouble.
Dec. 11th, 2001 09:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
changelingI hate my protagonist.
This is bad. I'm still trying to struggle through my post-November novel, and I've hit two blocks. One: I have no idea what's going to happen next, nor any idea of how to continue writing this flipping story. Two: I suddenly realised I hate my protagonist. There are two solutions to this, of course. Firstly, I can rewrite most (or at least some) of what I've written so far; most notably anything with Al in it. I can work out subplot and hopefully from that derive the next part of plot. Secondly, I can abandon the whole thing as a lost cause and start a brand new story with Derek, who is a werewolf. I'm definitely leaning towards the second option, but I rather like Tom and Adam, and I don't want to lose their part of The November Novel. Besides, I've written 18,920 words, which is more than I've ever spent on one story.
Gah. I think I'm just going to have to put it aside for the moment, and come back to it at another time. I just wish I had some sort of plot bunny for a new story. NaNoWriMo has now put me in permanent guilt trip if I don't write anything at all on any given day. Congratulations all you evil "How to be a writer" articles on the web. The important thing is not writing lots occasionally, but making sure you write a little each day, even if you don't feel like it. Bastards, all of them, I'm telling you.
I miss my creative writing tutes, when a single little stupid idea that I'd have to write 200 words about could spurn an entire two thousand word short story. I want to attempt another novel while I let my November novel ferment for a bit, but I have no plot ideas at all.
Also I have been overdosing on Voltaire.
This is bad. I'm still trying to struggle through my post-November novel, and I've hit two blocks. One: I have no idea what's going to happen next, nor any idea of how to continue writing this flipping story. Two: I suddenly realised I hate my protagonist. There are two solutions to this, of course. Firstly, I can rewrite most (or at least some) of what I've written so far; most notably anything with Al in it. I can work out subplot and hopefully from that derive the next part of plot. Secondly, I can abandon the whole thing as a lost cause and start a brand new story with Derek, who is a werewolf. I'm definitely leaning towards the second option, but I rather like Tom and Adam, and I don't want to lose their part of The November Novel. Besides, I've written 18,920 words, which is more than I've ever spent on one story.
Gah. I think I'm just going to have to put it aside for the moment, and come back to it at another time. I just wish I had some sort of plot bunny for a new story. NaNoWriMo has now put me in permanent guilt trip if I don't write anything at all on any given day. Congratulations all you evil "How to be a writer" articles on the web. The important thing is not writing lots occasionally, but making sure you write a little each day, even if you don't feel like it. Bastards, all of them, I'm telling you.
I miss my creative writing tutes, when a single little stupid idea that I'd have to write 200 words about could spurn an entire two thousand word short story. I want to attempt another novel while I let my November novel ferment for a bit, but I have no plot ideas at all.
Also I have been overdosing on Voltaire.