*flails*
Welcome to the Hall of Shiny New Ideas. This is where I have been living for the past several weeks. This is also why I haven't posted for a while - because I've been trying to corral my creativity into one or two WIPs, so I actually have something to report. Honestly? It hasn't really happened yet. But I've finally given up and decided that it doesn't matter. I CAN BE A PROMISCUOUS WRITER IF I WANT TO, DANG IT!
So, behold my serious case of Shiny New Idea Syndrome.
SORT OF SUPER
Three eighth graders discover that they all share a similar secret - they're superheroes. Well, sort of. Makayla (Mikey) is a telepath who, unfortunately, has some serious hearing problems - hearing problems that turn even the most simple thoughts into plots to assassinate the principal or bomb the neighborhood Dairy Queen. Duke is a vampire who is allergic to everything, including blood - but he can turn into an adorable (albeit sneezy) fruit bat come midnight. Jason is super strong, which landed him the role of star quarterback - but thanks to his mom's banana pancakes (Jase's personal Kryptonite), he's not very super out on the field. When the principal goes missing, Jase, Duke and Mikey must use their special brand of superpowers to save Mrs. Barrows.
Status: Plotting. I probably won't start this one for a while, but I'm kind of in love with the adorable-ness of it. My brilliant sister suggested the title - does she rock or what?
UNTITLED (eta: Now STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL)
In Lana Fyodorov's world, myths and magic are real - and they're a primary source of income in Moscow, Russia. The Fyodorovs are artists, selling masterpieces sketched with magical firebird feathers. When their art gallery sinks into debt, they are forced to sell their business and find a new way to make a living. But Lana notices that it's not just her family that is struggling - every business that sells enchantments is being bought out from under the owners' noses. Magic is disappearing, and violence is brewing in the streets.
Lana and her friend Alexei set out to find the reason for the disappearing fey-magic. Along the way, they run into an English student from Oxford (who's had some nasty run-ins with the British fairies recently), a motorcycle junkie, and an indrik (unicorn) who is sick of selling his horn for strengthening elixirs. Without her enchanted feather-pens, Lana discovers her talents - talents given to her by birth, not magic - and she begins to question the state of her city. Which is worse - the greedy corporations and the Mafia that are buying up enchantments in bulk? Or a society so dependent on fey-magic that its citizens have lost their identities?
Status: Written about 1k, but I'll probably set this one aside for a while. It need brew a bit longer.
RED INK
Carter Delaney is a rogue Writer who ran away from her foster home when her story inadvertently caused death. Now at eighteen she's struggling to start a new life in Tucson - emphasis on the word "struggling." That's when Mrs. Brody calls her up out of the blue with an offer that seems like a lifesaver: ten thousand dollars to Write her son Liam back home. But when Carter accidentally runs into Liam, she finds that his story is a lot more complicated than she expected, involving murder, drug rings, and a web of secrets. Now, instead of just getting Liam home, Carter has to Write them both out of a series of potentially deadly cat-and-mouse games with some seriously pissed off killers.
Status: Written 2k, in the process of reworking it. Carter's a tough character, and her voice is really elusive, so I keep re-starting. Liam, on the other hand, knows exactly who he is and cannot wait to come onto the scene in chapter 3. *rolls eyes* Patience, young grasshopper. Patience.
DALET / OPEN THE DOOR / THE KEYS / MALAKHIM / UNTITLED (It's the "pick your favorite title" game)
Four kids defy death when they wake from irreversible comas. Now Camden, Robin, Annalise and Zoey can see things that no one else can - angels, demons, and doors hanging in empty space. These doors lead to the In Between, a no-man's land between earth and the afterlife where souls can become trapped between life and death. Angels can't enter it, but the demons can - and they've been dragging a lot of souls into the In Between recently. With the help of their guardian angels, Camden and company must find out what Hell wants with their generation, and how they can stop it.
Status: 6k so far. This is probably the one I'll be working on the most, but I have to take frequent breaks, because it is scary and dark and edgy and I don't have a very strong stomach. :P
So there you have it...a fascinating insight into my overactive imagination. And now a question for you readers - what do you do when you have multiple ideas? How do you juggle more than one WIP at once?
So, behold my serious case of Shiny New Idea Syndrome.
SORT OF SUPER
Three eighth graders discover that they all share a similar secret - they're superheroes. Well, sort of. Makayla (Mikey) is a telepath who, unfortunately, has some serious hearing problems - hearing problems that turn even the most simple thoughts into plots to assassinate the principal or bomb the neighborhood Dairy Queen. Duke is a vampire who is allergic to everything, including blood - but he can turn into an adorable (albeit sneezy) fruit bat come midnight. Jason is super strong, which landed him the role of star quarterback - but thanks to his mom's banana pancakes (Jase's personal Kryptonite), he's not very super out on the field. When the principal goes missing, Jase, Duke and Mikey must use their special brand of superpowers to save Mrs. Barrows.
Status: Plotting. I probably won't start this one for a while, but I'm kind of in love with the adorable-ness of it. My brilliant sister suggested the title - does she rock or what?
UNTITLED (eta: Now STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL)
In Lana Fyodorov's world, myths and magic are real - and they're a primary source of income in Moscow, Russia. The Fyodorovs are artists, selling masterpieces sketched with magical firebird feathers. When their art gallery sinks into debt, they are forced to sell their business and find a new way to make a living. But Lana notices that it's not just her family that is struggling - every business that sells enchantments is being bought out from under the owners' noses. Magic is disappearing, and violence is brewing in the streets.
Lana and her friend Alexei set out to find the reason for the disappearing fey-magic. Along the way, they run into an English student from Oxford (who's had some nasty run-ins with the British fairies recently), a motorcycle junkie, and an indrik (unicorn) who is sick of selling his horn for strengthening elixirs. Without her enchanted feather-pens, Lana discovers her talents - talents given to her by birth, not magic - and she begins to question the state of her city. Which is worse - the greedy corporations and the Mafia that are buying up enchantments in bulk? Or a society so dependent on fey-magic that its citizens have lost their identities?
Status: Written about 1k, but I'll probably set this one aside for a while. It need brew a bit longer.
RED INK
Carter Delaney is a rogue Writer who ran away from her foster home when her story inadvertently caused death. Now at eighteen she's struggling to start a new life in Tucson - emphasis on the word "struggling." That's when Mrs. Brody calls her up out of the blue with an offer that seems like a lifesaver: ten thousand dollars to Write her son Liam back home. But when Carter accidentally runs into Liam, she finds that his story is a lot more complicated than she expected, involving murder, drug rings, and a web of secrets. Now, instead of just getting Liam home, Carter has to Write them both out of a series of potentially deadly cat-and-mouse games with some seriously pissed off killers.
Status: Written 2k, in the process of reworking it. Carter's a tough character, and her voice is really elusive, so I keep re-starting. Liam, on the other hand, knows exactly who he is and cannot wait to come onto the scene in chapter 3. *rolls eyes* Patience, young grasshopper. Patience.
DALET / OPEN THE DOOR / THE KEYS / MALAKHIM / UNTITLED (It's the "pick your favorite title" game)
Four kids defy death when they wake from irreversible comas. Now Camden, Robin, Annalise and Zoey can see things that no one else can - angels, demons, and doors hanging in empty space. These doors lead to the In Between, a no-man's land between earth and the afterlife where souls can become trapped between life and death. Angels can't enter it, but the demons can - and they've been dragging a lot of souls into the In Between recently. With the help of their guardian angels, Camden and company must find out what Hell wants with their generation, and how they can stop it.
Status: 6k so far. This is probably the one I'll be working on the most, but I have to take frequent breaks, because it is scary and dark and edgy and I don't have a very strong stomach. :P
So there you have it...a fascinating insight into my overactive imagination. And now a question for you readers - what do you do when you have multiple ideas? How do you juggle more than one WIP at once?