Friday 23rd April 2021
I’ve had a busy but productive day today.
First and foremost, I’ve completed the pre-writing on The Accursed. That and the synopsis got sent to my agent. There’s part of me that’s a little worried that it feels a little loose. I’m still getting to know the characters and a lot of that will happen over the course of writing the first draft. I’m also having an internal debate as to whether I’m holding back too much. I feel like I’ve stripped this novel back to bare basics and in doing so have removed any of me. Still, less is more and so I have to work a little on trust here: trust that my style will shine through naturally, trust that what I’ve written is good enough for the stage it’s at.
From The Accursed, I’ve got a detailed outline to write for another project. This is paying work and as such I needed to get a tax document. I’ve been quietly stressing about this, even going so far as to speak to Accountants today with a view of getting them to sort it if needed. However, the tax document turned up, and so a major roadblock has been removed.
I’ll now spend next week working on this outline. There’s part of me that thinks it’s going to be quite simple but this is a little different so I suspect it’ll be more difficult than I think.
The plan is that once this gets sent off, I’ll jump back on first draft of The Accursed and continue with that. That’s unless my agent has a problem with it, in which case it might be back to the drawing board.
Either way, the fact that the pre-writing and synopsis got sent off, and my tax document arrived, makes me feel massively accomplished. To be fair, I worked hard all day, going so far as to miss lunch due to being too busy.
I relaxed this evening with Shadow and Bone on Netflix. I love the characters and the aesthetics. I’ve not read the books, but I’ve put the first book on my want list. It left me thinking that the characters in The Accursed need punching up a bit. They have the potential to be, and a lot of that will come with the writing.
So a successful day and a relaxing evening. I wish all days could be like this.
I’ve got a couple of Pokemon Go events over the next few days so that’s going to keep me busy over the weekend, but come Monday it’s full steam with the detailed outline.
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