Tracey Alley's Blog - Posts Tagged "new-wip"
Haunted by a haunting story
So I'm trying to get all the Kaynos work finished up for publication before Christmas. The work on Slade's Destiny is going well and the short stories for the History Tales compilation are still flowing but I keep getting distracted by this other story that seems to desperately want to be told.
I almost feel like I'm being haunted by a ghost of manuscript future. This one will be a big leap for me, set in current times it's a paranormal, mystery, thriller with one hell of a twist at the end. Even when I'm trying to concentrate on my other stuff these characters keep clamouring for my attention with fascinating tidbits about their lives, their backstory and why this will be such a great story to write.
I'm usually a much more disciplined writer than this so this is a new experience for me. Normally I'll get a vague concept, build some characters around that, play around with the plotline for a while and then start committing words to paper. With this it almost feels already written and it's just waiting for my lazy typing fingers to catch up.
Has this ever happened to anyone else or am I just having a 'muse' moment?
I will have to write the story if only because I've gotten so sucked in that I have to know how it turns out - I'll keep you informed as well, unless it turns out rubbish of course :)
I almost feel like I'm being haunted by a ghost of manuscript future. This one will be a big leap for me, set in current times it's a paranormal, mystery, thriller with one hell of a twist at the end. Even when I'm trying to concentrate on my other stuff these characters keep clamouring for my attention with fascinating tidbits about their lives, their backstory and why this will be such a great story to write.
I'm usually a much more disciplined writer than this so this is a new experience for me. Normally I'll get a vague concept, build some characters around that, play around with the plotline for a while and then start committing words to paper. With this it almost feels already written and it's just waiting for my lazy typing fingers to catch up.
Has this ever happened to anyone else or am I just having a 'muse' moment?
I will have to write the story if only because I've gotten so sucked in that I have to know how it turns out - I'll keep you informed as well, unless it turns out rubbish of course :)
