A Novel Idea
I have something resembling an idea for a novel that I intend to start writing, and I think I might be ready to talk about it a little.
First off, I have drawers full of unfinished things I've tried to write and complete, but in vain. I can't pinpoint the exact reason why I've given up so many times in mid-attempt. I lose faith in my ideas, or I get bored with them, or I can't figure out what to do next, or I discover that the idea was already used and I get frustrated, or I am just too damn lazy and self-conscious. I'd like to think when I move, and I get my own computer and my own space and make up my own rules of life, that I will be able to slip into (and remain in) writer's mode with a lot more ease. But who knows, I'll still have my 9 to 5 job, and supposedly that makes life as a writer impossible. But if I take my time to write this thing, and then I finally get it published... well, a pipe dream for sure, but it's my right to dream it.
My idea involves life in New York post-911 from the perspective of a young person who seems detached from the reality of the situation, and then said person downward-spirals farther away from what the rest of society is dealing with until she is sort of in a weird place of her own making. That sounds vague, and corny too, but I have some very specific ideas about how I want to go about doing this. Additionally I have a huge lack of ideas regarding how certain things are going to work. I don't even know where to begin exactly, maybe with some type of outline or maybe I should just start writing cold.
One thing I would like to do is get involved in a writing community. For once, my little red-lettered trail-off will be highlighting an important question: Can anyone recommend (for starters) an LJ writing community?
PS- I see that my post titles are starting to get lame.