An Unfound Door Progress Report
Oct. 24th, 2021 06:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingChapter Five is finished!
I've got a rough outline of Chapter Four, which I'll probably write alongside Chapter Six. Chapter Four is necessary stage setting, while Chapter Six is a direct confrontation between the two main characters that establishes the central conflict.
I'm about halfway done with editing Chapter Three. A few pages in, I figured out a plot shortcut that will make things much easier to follow. Basically, instead of being abducted by a third party, the princess absconds of her own volition. (Thank you FFIX!) This happens before the narration begins, so it's easier to summarize why the princess made the decision to leave than trying to hint at the logistics of a kidnapping from a limited third-person perspective. Girlboss win!
...but I do have to rewrite and re-edit substantial parts of the third chapter. I'm very slow, but it's getting there.
I don't have the patience to create anything as fancy as a mood board, but I've found it helpful to search and save a few images of environments to use as inspiration. I had to download a "Save WebP as" extension for my browser, and I've had to shift through more low-quality files from Pinterest and Getty Images than I remember having to for past projects, but it's been worth it.
I'm also going to try to do a #WIPWesdneday series on Twitter for the rest of the year. I've been shy about posting my writing there, but it's good to have at least a little accountability to keep me moving forward.
I've got a rough outline of Chapter Four, which I'll probably write alongside Chapter Six. Chapter Four is necessary stage setting, while Chapter Six is a direct confrontation between the two main characters that establishes the central conflict.
I'm about halfway done with editing Chapter Three. A few pages in, I figured out a plot shortcut that will make things much easier to follow. Basically, instead of being abducted by a third party, the princess absconds of her own volition. (Thank you FFIX!) This happens before the narration begins, so it's easier to summarize why the princess made the decision to leave than trying to hint at the logistics of a kidnapping from a limited third-person perspective. Girlboss win!
...but I do have to rewrite and re-edit substantial parts of the third chapter. I'm very slow, but it's getting there.
I don't have the patience to create anything as fancy as a mood board, but I've found it helpful to search and save a few images of environments to use as inspiration. I had to download a "Save WebP as" extension for my browser, and I've had to shift through more low-quality files from Pinterest and Getty Images than I remember having to for past projects, but it's been worth it.
I'm also going to try to do a #WIPWesdneday series on Twitter for the rest of the year. I've been shy about posting my writing there, but it's good to have at least a little accountability to keep me moving forward.
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Date: 2021-10-25 01:11 pm (UTC)I almost wrote girldad - thanks, Deltarune.I was thrilled to see your last post with this for #wipwednesday and am eager to see more 😍 I know I'm one person, but boy oh boy, does this premise have me vibrating with excitement. Best of luck!!
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Date: 2021-10-27 09:30 pm (UTC)This story is something vaguely resembling a rewrite of my second Legend of Zelda ficnovel, The Legend of the Princess. While I was working on that story, I kept thinking that it would be cool to write it as an original story, but that my skill level wasn't high enough.
Since then, I've realized that my skill level doesn't matter and I can write whatever I want.
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Date: 2021-11-02 07:09 pm (UTC)HELL YEAH.
I literally had a conversation with my assistant manager this morning about how it's not actually good to throw people into the deep end (literally and figuratively) and hope for the best... but sometimes with creative things, you won't know until you try. I hope you have a blast with it, because damn, it sounds amazing!