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Things Take Time
I now have the plot of The Demon King outlined. Even if it’s as short as it can possibly be, it will still be at least 60k words long, which is a respectable length for a first novel. I’ve broken the story into manageable narrative chunks, so hopefully the new outline should be ADHD-proof. On top of that, I cut all the parts I haven’t been fantasizing about writing for the past year.
Writing a graphic novel version might be a stretch, though. I’ll table that idea for now.
What might be a more actionable idea is writing a graphic novel version of An Unfound Door, which can probably be finished in a single volume of around 180 pages. Maybe I’ll do a scene-by-scene outline of that one next and see how I feel about it. If nothing else, I can definitely write a script for a five-page opening scene.
Or I can wait a bit. Give the story and characters time to develop in my mind. Work on other projects.
Social media gives a false impression that everyone is always generating “content” all the time. And maybe some people really are like that. Most of the artists and writers I admire are not.
I’ve started to get to the point in visual art where I can understand what makes the pieces I like stand out. And that’s cool. At the same time, I’m only now getting to the point where I can draw super basic stuff with something that’s starting to approach ease and accuracy. It’s good to remind myself that I can take a year to work on solidifying “ease and accuracy” before I start reaching for something higher, both in art and in writing.
Writing a graphic novel version might be a stretch, though. I’ll table that idea for now.
What might be a more actionable idea is writing a graphic novel version of An Unfound Door, which can probably be finished in a single volume of around 180 pages. Maybe I’ll do a scene-by-scene outline of that one next and see how I feel about it. If nothing else, I can definitely write a script for a five-page opening scene.
Or I can wait a bit. Give the story and characters time to develop in my mind. Work on other projects.
Social media gives a false impression that everyone is always generating “content” all the time. And maybe some people really are like that. Most of the artists and writers I admire are not.
I’ve started to get to the point in visual art where I can understand what makes the pieces I like stand out. And that’s cool. At the same time, I’m only now getting to the point where I can draw super basic stuff with something that’s starting to approach ease and accuracy. It’s good to remind myself that I can take a year to work on solidifying “ease and accuracy” before I start reaching for something higher, both in art and in writing.