2022 Writing Log 28
Aug. 13th, 2022 07:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI got even more rejection letters this week. Ah well.
- I finished my syllabus for “Japanese Ghost Stories,” a literature class I’m teaching in the fall. I’m trying to round up digital files for a few book chapters, but I’ll post everything online once it’s available.
- I made the final edits to “The Girl in the Screen at the End of the World,” the postapocalyptic story about Sadako from The Ring that I’m contributing to (Fright!), a classic horror movie zine.
- I edited and rewrote parts of “You’re Not Lost, You’re Here,” the story I’m contributing to (At the End of Everything), a Night in the Woods fanzine. I’m not sure how I feel about it, so I’m looking forward to editorial feedback.
- I finished “They Only Come Out at Night,” a story about Kakariko Village that I’m submitting to (The Eyes of Hyrule), an upcoming zine about the Sheikah. I was stuck on the ending for more than two weeks. When I came back to the story after replaying Ocarina of Time, it surprised me by taking an unexpected turn. I think the ending I settled on is much better than the one I originally planned.
- I wrote a story description, a detailed outline, and the first two chapters of a Legend of Zelda fanfic that I decided is too meaningless to exist. The concept might be worth reworking into an original short story at some point, but not right now.
- I finished the eighth and ninth panels of “A Legend of Shadows,” which I previously referred to as “the Cosmic Horror Hylia comic.” It’s taking me an unnecessarily long time to finish this project because I realized that it’s not of interest to anyone and doesn’t particularly need to exist. I’m not looking for reassurance here; I’m just being realistic.
- Along the same lines, I did a social media audit, by which I mean that I deleted a lot of things I’ve posted online. Old stories on AO3, old art posts, that sort of thing. I should say that this is less about sweeping embarrassing work under the rug than it is about refining my creative trajectory. It’s good to do this every once in a while, I think.
I’m currently mired in a minor existential crisis, but it will pass. Not much to report otherwise.
- I finished my syllabus for “Japanese Ghost Stories,” a literature class I’m teaching in the fall. I’m trying to round up digital files for a few book chapters, but I’ll post everything online once it’s available.
- I made the final edits to “The Girl in the Screen at the End of the World,” the postapocalyptic story about Sadako from The Ring that I’m contributing to (Fright!), a classic horror movie zine.
- I edited and rewrote parts of “You’re Not Lost, You’re Here,” the story I’m contributing to (At the End of Everything), a Night in the Woods fanzine. I’m not sure how I feel about it, so I’m looking forward to editorial feedback.
- I finished “They Only Come Out at Night,” a story about Kakariko Village that I’m submitting to (The Eyes of Hyrule), an upcoming zine about the Sheikah. I was stuck on the ending for more than two weeks. When I came back to the story after replaying Ocarina of Time, it surprised me by taking an unexpected turn. I think the ending I settled on is much better than the one I originally planned.
- I wrote a story description, a detailed outline, and the first two chapters of a Legend of Zelda fanfic that I decided is too meaningless to exist. The concept might be worth reworking into an original short story at some point, but not right now.
- I finished the eighth and ninth panels of “A Legend of Shadows,” which I previously referred to as “the Cosmic Horror Hylia comic.” It’s taking me an unnecessarily long time to finish this project because I realized that it’s not of interest to anyone and doesn’t particularly need to exist. I’m not looking for reassurance here; I’m just being realistic.
- Along the same lines, I did a social media audit, by which I mean that I deleted a lot of things I’ve posted online. Old stories on AO3, old art posts, that sort of thing. I should say that this is less about sweeping embarrassing work under the rug than it is about refining my creative trajectory. It’s good to do this every once in a while, I think.
I’m currently mired in a minor existential crisis, but it will pass. Not much to report otherwise.
