My new focus seems to be working. I think the break away from everything was what I needed. I have come back at it with renewed vigour and enthusiasm. I am seeing ideas for my first draft everywhere I go; even my daughter being silly and trying to make up slang has given me some new names for characters, creatures and the like.
Writing this fantasy story is something very different from what I have written before. Although I read quite a bit, initially I found trying to come up with strange and unusual (or fantasy appropriate) names difficult. I had even downloaded a name creator program but the names it produced were simply mixes of already famous names. So no help at all.
I am pulling different things together all the time. A textured artwork at the local museum gave me the idea for a textured wall in a cave, then an altar, which led to a special cave, and then a whole new scene and a key to the magic my main character has discovered. I am still amazed how the smallest of things can sometimes spark an amazing idea.
I am trying to remain focused on my two main projects, blocking out any thoughts of my dusty cottage. I am spending a solid hour editing first thing of a morning and it is moving along well. I am not trying to push through any particular number of pages, just working away to try and make it as good as I can. And I have managed to keep my desk area clear, which really helps. I walk straight in with my cup of tea, sit down and start work. There is no hunting for pages, not trying to find a space to work. It means I am able to make the most of my time. I also know the following day that everything is as I left it, my notes are there and I’m not trying to find where I was at in the manuscript.
So all very positive at the moment and hoping it continues.
Happy Scribbling
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