I made a key change to Chapter Seven of Why The Willow Weeps, and to build on that idea I started a new chapter out-of-order, which I'm currently referring to as "Erica asking about Alanna at Cindy’s apartment". Yes, quite descriptive. I don't have a simpler system like with Mindy and Milk, but it wouldn't hurt to be descriptive anyway. I don't ( Read more... )

I shockingly wrote Chapter Seven this evening. Why The Willow Weeps is threatening to be the most complex story I've ever crafted. I realized today that I normally write just a single plot and drive it forward; I don't tend to have a lot of subplots and interweaving. That would certainly explain why my novels seem to be very short. I hope this ( Read more... )

I finally did some substantial writing by producing Chapter Six of Why The Willow Weeps. I had an idea today for bringing in Cindy's business-minded half-brother. That'll be Chapter Seven, though. Six transitions to that, I think not badly. But it also spends substantial time mocking a bimbo archetype. It's all in good writing ( Read more... )

This afternoon and evening I substantially added to Chapter Five to complete it. I end up exploring a few different threads to further build some characters and themes. It's…okay, for now ( Read more... )

Yesterday I started expanding the cast of characters for Why The Willow Weeps, mainly to add a little more beef to the protagonist Cynthia's background, but it offers more dynamic possibilities for plot events involving just her as well as Rudy. I have new ideas developing to expose more of Rudy's character as he encounters Cynthia's friends and ( Read more... )

Why The Willow Weeps is now the working title for Project Rudy. I might use them interchangeably. Just so you know ( Read more... )

I finally got started on Chapter Three of Project Rudy tonight. It's about time I wrote something. I also had a neat idea for building up Rudy's character, so I wrote a little something for that as well.

That…will do for now.

I just did something incredibly stupid. I started writing a new novel. Yes. Quite deranged ( Read more... )