Paperback Writer did a wonderful post here about how a writer can be harassed by characters and ideas to the point of having to put aside the current story ad start something new. It happens to me a lot. I try to resist, but it's very difficult. That sparkly new idea is so tempting.
Sometimes the new idea or character promises things they can't yet deliver. You follow them on a path that leads to nowhere. But sometimes it's a wild ride that brings you to all kinds of amazing places, so fast it might be hard to keep up. This happened to me with the latest Leah Book, Dirty Business. It's really a lot of fun when that happens, as exhausting as it is.
Currently, I'm trying hard to keep my mind on Dead for Good, the current book which I've already abandoned once, but new ideas and characters for two different books keep injecting themselves into my thoughts. It's terrible, because I'm easily distracted, and the new ideas are always so persuasive.
I'll keep trying to finish this book, though. If only just to finish it. It just isn't right to keep it waiting in the wings.
2 comments:
Every book in my head is perfect. On the page, ugh.
That's why the allure of the new project is so strong. When the story problems come, it is easier to bail.
That is so true, PV. It's amazing how different a book will come out than what you originally thought, isn't it?
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