Saturday, February 15, 2014

A Thought on Beating Serials - 2/15/2014

So this is the 38th day in a row I've done one of these, which I consider pretty impressive for me. I've actually gotten to the point where I do feel the need to complete one before I go to bed.

It's also gotten me thinking about extending the process. I've written a few pieces about the island in the fog, and I do want to continue those. But not on a daily basis, like this. After all, this blog is about putting words down every night, regardless of their content or quality.

What I'm thinking is this. Once a week, I write one beat in that story. Sort of a call-back to the serials of the pulp days. And not just one, but three (to start with), one updating Monday, one Wednesday and one Friday. Different stories, each built one small piece at a time, with the intent of keeping them going for as long as I can.

Not sure about it, yet, and I'm going to consider for a while before starting it up, but I think it might suit my writing style very well, which is kind of burst-oriented, and tends to work in terms of beats and scenes, rather than plots and threads.

So, the ones I've got in my head are the island, a horror story I've worked on some on my Kindle (as that was how the main character was writing it), and some kind of science-fiction piece, since that's my favorite genre. Maybe the Kevyn Murder thing I've had thoughts about for a while, or maybe try to write up something about Nemo (a Champions character I am very fond of).

But that's a maybe/maybe-not thing right now, and it's really time for me to head to bed. I will speak in all of your various directions on the morrow.


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