What's Next - Maybe

I'm refining my outlook on my writing this year after finishing a great as-yet unpublished book last night. It was fascinating and inspiring— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

Something that I heard a Famous Writer say in October was that the future of Science Fiction lay in more response writing. #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

Taking that to mean that when a piece of SF blows me away, I should look for the nuggets that were so affecting. Mine them. #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

Then take those nuggets and put them into a new story, expand substantive differences, explore alternate possibilities #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

Create a conversation, in essence, even if no one is listening at the moment. Famous Writer was emphatic on that point. #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

Which doesn't mean be unoriginal. Writing those responses are opportunities to work are kind of like musicians doing cover songs. #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

Except that in writing, one can't be quite so derivative or even obvious. So write in the same key, maybe, with different beat. #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

So that's a future and a tactic I can get behind. At least today after a cup and a half of coffee. Let's see what happens. #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

So that's a future and a tactic I can get behind. At least today after a cup and a half of coffee. Let's see what happens. #amwriting— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) January 5, 2016

I'm still trying to figure out the literary equivalents of chord structure, key, time signature. This will be my year to explore those things here and there.