Something New
I’ve been thinking about what I want to do with this site (obviously posting isn’t one of those, amirite?!), and I believe I’ve come up with an idea that will work for me. Let’s see if I can follow through with it.
I heard a story the other day on NPR about a new thing in publishing called a ‘Wovel’. Goofy name aside, the idea is that the writer will post a chapter online for all to read, and accompany it with a poll that will dictate the direction for the next chapter. In the current ‘Wovel’ publishig space, the ‘Wovelist’ (I’m repeating this word because I think it’s goofy and trying to either make people sick of it, or learn to like it) asks the readers an either or plot point question (ie. Should Steve buy bread or a gun?). While I like the idea presented by the current model, I think I would like to do something similar, but add elements that aren’t there yet.
I’ve always had a problem with writing (note: I haven’t published anything, so you can see part of my problem, heh): I get stuck easily. I’ll have a great idea, have the first parts of it fleshed out in my head, and *poof*. Stuck. And it generally takes me so long to get un-stuck, I end up saying ‘ah, screw it’, and moving on to something else.
So, all 3 readers of mine, this is my idea: I have the seed of a story in my head. I know roughly where I want it to go. I have the beginning and the end pretty much played out, but the details of the middle are where I’m having issues. My plan is to get down as much as I can until I hit a sticking point, then provide what is written open to comments plus a poll. My hope is that through your suggestions and voting, I will be able to move things along and finally get this thing written.
If (and this is a BIG if) it ever gets published, all contributors will be mentioned in the dedication.
So stay tuned. I’ll create a separate section for this on the site somewhere, and provide a link when it’s ready for prime time.