The past couple of weeks has brought on its share of fresh frustrations. I could go into details, but let's not dive into such madness. However, now might be the best time to tell everyone that I have a new book concept brewing in my collection of tiny notebooks, and it is coming together...sort of.
I have about half of the character arc details figured out. I have an idea for what the skeleton of the plot pertains to, but it currently makes absolutely no sense by the time that I get it synched up with the second act per the character arcs I've been working with. I'm working on it. It doesn't like me right now, but I am working on it.
Usually when I dive into a project, I have a title, or a project name. Usually I do it for the sake of clean filing on my computer, but having a title to call something that is struggling to come to life makes it easier for me on some level. The book feels more real, even at page zero, if I have a name for my youngest work.
Someone is likely asking "What happened to Road to the West? You were working on that earlier this year?" Well, I haven't dropped that book in the trash, or anything so drastic. In fact, it's still at the top of the queue. Strange things happen in the summer. For whatever reason, it harder for me to focus on a project in the summer, but a flood of ideas hit me all at once during the summer. I've written a lot of little details and the like that I will probably find a home for in time, so its worthwhile for my work in some way. Later in the year, words tend to come a little more cleanly for me. I don't know why. I would like to think that I'm not making excuses, but it really does seem like this is how things work in my head. I'm writing, just not as much as I'd like.
So, back to topic.
I have this project that has no name. It is a near-future cyberpunk themed thing that I am not ready to comment on the plot of just yet. I'm not ready to comment on the plot because the plot doesn't exist in a form that doesn't resemble the innards of a dog toy. There is promise to the concept, however, so I want it to happen. What I do know is that I'd like to publish the piece as a four part serial, featuring a set of fairly short segments that build to a single, hopefully satisfying finale. I may even return to the characters again later, should this work be well recieved.
Given the cyberpunk theme of the book, and some of the puzzle pieces I keep kicking around to bring the story together, I have an idea or two for the set of titles, but I'm not sure how I want to spin it. I don't know if there should be a single title for the arc, or a title for each segment of the story.
And I might just be over thinking this whole titling bit. After, there isn't even a solid plot, and I'm trying to put a proper face on the project. And much like this entry is a mess of pointless ranting, my search for a compelling name is all the same.
-- Spectral Flux --
I think I'm done here for now...
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