Just a little.
I'm having trouble getting back into a routine with HM, and I'm not sure why. Part of it may just be that I did break my routine. That can make things a bit hinky.
Writer's block obviously isn't the problem, because I'm not having trouble posting. Or working on other things. So it's HM related.
What about HM is giving me pause?
Characters? No, I love my characters. The Group teases me about playing with the guys. And I like the supporting cast. So characters are not the problem.
Setting? Again, love the setting. A little town in the mountains of Colorado with a blend of people whose families have been there for generations and newcomers using the former village as a bedroom community. All good.
Plot? I like the murder. Which is weird sentence to type. Victim-good. Murderer-good. But there's something nagging there. Subplots aren't strong enough. And I'm not sure that the clues are great. Or the resolution.
In summary, what I hear myself saying is that it needs revision. Okay. But revision is for after the first draft is done. First draft is for just getting it down in all its messy glory. As Deb says, "Sometimes The First is painful, embarrassing or messy." And for first drafts, it should be.
So, I need to tell that Inner Editor to shut up and wait her turn.
1 comment:
I can totally empathize with having a hard time. I think what you're struggling with w/HM is the same thing I struggle with w/Oracle. I like my characters, setting, etc. but I keep getting hung up on the fact that it's so messy and I have so much to revise already. Ugh.
Hang in there and focus on just getting through it. You have plenty of time to make it pretty later :)
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