Sorry for the radio silence for the last few days (although, again, if anyone is reading this it’s almost definitely much, much later). I’ve been doing the storyboard for the next short film I’m working on, and it’s pretty involved. When I get this done I have to dive into the edits for the novel, and I’m still trying to give that time to rattle around in my head, see if I can’t smooth out the last few issues.
I think ideas, to some extent, are like rocks in a rock tumbler. If you leave them long enough you get all the jagged bits out, sure, but you also lose all the sharp bits. It’s kind of like how “Hollywoodified” you want a story… the longer you let it bounce around, the more slick and smooth it gets, sure, but correspondingly the less unique.
Now, “unique” isn’t necessarily a good thing on its own. A unique idea can be unique because it’s bad, after all. But, that stated, I don’t think I need to worry about where I am with my writing… I’m just trying to build a consistent, happy audience, and for that I need good stories that people want to recommend to others. It doesn’t have to be brilliant for that… brilliant would be nice, but I always aim for good, and then sometimes I’m pleasantly surprised!
I should get back to the sketches!
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!