Okay, so it has been,like 30 years since I have posted anything! Blah. But no apologies, no excuses. Otherwise, that is all I will ever do. : )
My husband, the handsome genius that he is, is always throwing new ideas at me for story or novel ideas. So not only do I have my own ideas to twist around in my brain, I get to hear his ideas and what he finds interesting. God love him.
Recently, he pitched an idea at me, and I fell in love with the concept. Now, I'm not certain if it will be a short story or novel length, but it is a new direction for me.
I would classify the novel I am currently working on as commercial fiction. Suspense/thriller-ish novel. It's still a work in progress, almost finished with my first draft and then EDITING!!! I'm so excited to edit. Seriously....I REALLY am.
Anyways, the new novel is science fiction, which I have always loved to read. So I set about to start writing it (I had a few jumping off points I was rolling around) and instead of writing the story I ended up with something strangely like a query. I'm not complaining.
The "query" helped me sculpt the plot of the book. I went from only having a starting point to discovering the path for the rest of the novel. Snap. Like magic. It was amazing. I never have written this way before, but I think I may start using it as an exercise when I want to start a new project. It helped show me if my story idea was even viable and helped me flesh out the rest of the idea.
Definitely a good writing day. : )
