Swollen ankle limits the amount of time I can spend at the computer. This means I have to prioritize everything. Which projects do I really need to be sitting at my desk for and which ones can I do from the recliner?
Friday my ankle had a large red splotch on it and was swollen as well as painful. This is usually an indicator that my gout is flaring up again. I have so many things on my to do list and time at the desk is crucial to accomplishing some of them.
This morning I’m going to work on production of the Moments in Spirit. It is already available on smashwords.com. I just need to work on the production for Amazon and Createspace. Hopefully both of those will get done today.
I’ll probably hit the recliner after that though because I have the perfect scene in mind for the next phase in my story. I worked on a timeline last night because I kept losing track of how much time had passed. I wanted to make sure things lined up and made sense. Normally this is an editing thing but I felt out of step with timing so I knew I just had to do. The timeline is caught up to the story so it will be a simple matter of updating it as I move forward in the story.
It is wonderful that in my head I can see the next scene, I can envision what it would look like and the flavor I want it to take. I’m working on another bad girl scene and loving it. Manipulation isn’t something I do and she is a manipulator, she persuades (magically and mentally) people to do her bidding. I’m hoping it comes across as almost seductive – the more she does it the more she likes it so the more she has to do it.
After her scene, I have an info dump scene which I think I’ve found the perfect solution for giving the information without it being a “hey listen to this” type of info dump. This scene will provide background information, a little origin myth, and teach the main characters skills they are going to need soon.
Then it will be a scene of betrayal and escape with the bad girl. She is going to do something really bad and run away from her dominating lover. It will lead to a series of deeds that will shock the other characters and ultimately lead to the final battle. I can see it all in my head, I just have to get it down on paper and hope it turns out as well as I think it will.
Once the story is complete, I am going to go back through and add in details and descriptions that have been glossed over. But that is the beginning of the editing process which this project will have to get in line with the other projects I have going.