Index cards and graph paper.
September already? It must seem like I haven't written anything at all in the past month. That's sort of true. I haven't exactly written any chapters or segments of anything of the sort for any of my stories, but I have been working on them. I have plans.
The last time Jamie and I went grocery shopping, I bought two new things. One of them is completely irrelevant to writing, but completely relevant to my health. I bought some Ensure. Figured I'd try it out to see if it helps any. I like it, but I'm not sure if it's helping me put on weight or anything. Probably need more time with it. The other thing I bought was a pack of index cards, because I haven't been able to find my index cards anywhere. Using those, I've been working on assembling my thoughts for the Gradia story.
I have index cards and an index card box. In that box I have some 60 or more cards with stuff written on them. I started with a section of cards for all the individual characters in the story that are mentioned. Bit parts and primary characters. Every last one of them. There are a total of 49 right now. I'm sure I may be missing some, but that's all I can think of. All I can come up with even after reviewing my notes.
I have a huge stack of papers. A collection of loose leaf materials. Story parts and ideas. A family tree I mapped out a few years ago that still needs finished. And now I've started on a new project. With some graph paper I have on hand, I've been mapping out the entire structure of Castle Demosan. I want to have a visual to hang on the wall while I work on my masterpiece. It's taking some doing. It's a lot of work. I'm not the greatest artist in the world, and I'm only hoping I can get everything perfected and drawn to scale. When I'm finished, I predict it'll take up an entire wall somewhere. It's getting larger and larger with the plan I have in mind.
There are other things floating around in my head too. I'm not sure I'll ever get to working on the Gradia story any time soon. It'll definitely wait until after Nanowrimo this year. I just don't think I can dive into that story as easily as I dove into Nightmare Messiah. I wish I could. I don't know why I can't. It's holding me back...
The last time Jamie and I went grocery shopping, I bought two new things. One of them is completely irrelevant to writing, but completely relevant to my health. I bought some Ensure. Figured I'd try it out to see if it helps any. I like it, but I'm not sure if it's helping me put on weight or anything. Probably need more time with it. The other thing I bought was a pack of index cards, because I haven't been able to find my index cards anywhere. Using those, I've been working on assembling my thoughts for the Gradia story.
I have index cards and an index card box. In that box I have some 60 or more cards with stuff written on them. I started with a section of cards for all the individual characters in the story that are mentioned. Bit parts and primary characters. Every last one of them. There are a total of 49 right now. I'm sure I may be missing some, but that's all I can think of. All I can come up with even after reviewing my notes.
I have a huge stack of papers. A collection of loose leaf materials. Story parts and ideas. A family tree I mapped out a few years ago that still needs finished. And now I've started on a new project. With some graph paper I have on hand, I've been mapping out the entire structure of Castle Demosan. I want to have a visual to hang on the wall while I work on my masterpiece. It's taking some doing. It's a lot of work. I'm not the greatest artist in the world, and I'm only hoping I can get everything perfected and drawn to scale. When I'm finished, I predict it'll take up an entire wall somewhere. It's getting larger and larger with the plan I have in mind.
There are other things floating around in my head too. I'm not sure I'll ever get to working on the Gradia story any time soon. It'll definitely wait until after Nanowrimo this year. I just don't think I can dive into that story as easily as I dove into Nightmare Messiah. I wish I could. I don't know why I can't. It's holding me back...