17 - Outlining
Two major things have happened since I last blogged. Firstly, I started school again. The most relevant consequence of which is the fact that now, a good day is half and hour of writing, rather than two. The second thing is that I gave up on the story I was working on. Not permanently; just taking a break. I was feeling lost. I had 40 pages of barely-related scenes that didn't really make much sense. Scenes that I had spent hours aimlessly writing only to realise that my efforts meant nothing, really. The thing is: I really like the idea. But I was approaching it in the wrong way and, honestly, the thought of starting the same thing over made me sick. It was time to move on. I started on a new idea after a few day's break from writing and I'm trying a new approach, something I've never seriously done before: outlining. Figuring out what this story will be about before jumping straight into like I always have. Holding myself back until I'm really sure ab...