This morning I submitted chapter 6 of “The Immortal” for posting. As Jim enjoys his newfound renewal, it’s his turn to discover how much Mandy likes to play. Oh, and vampires.
Which is key to this week’s blog post. Much of the prose in this chapter was added to provide readers a window into what I already understood. When I wrote this story just for my own consumption, such data existed only as mere sketches in a reference document.
Why is that important? I am, in essence, adding an external plot and conflict into this tale “on the fly.” Which requires building an outline so I know when/where/how to add appropriate underpinnings. At the same time, I must enhance my character development structures to ensure they are all tracking this newly added information, since it is now in much greater detail. It’s sort of like shoving a skeleton into an existing body.
So, we all should go from a fantastical MFFFFFFF+ harem piece with a hint of paranormality to one with a bit more depth and background. A bit. Not a massive opus on Jim’s background and revelations of his creation. At least I haven’t uncovered it myself just yet, so perhaps in the future. Also, be aware that even doing this “bit” requires quite a bit of weaving and adjusting of the existing prose.
All of which brings me to the critical part. Jim’s tale is one of many I am working, including a number of recent, and hence better written, ones that deserve to shine. And that takes time, of which there is a finite amount.
As such, I am removing my self-imposed requirement to post every Thursday from this day forward.
Now, hold on! Before you all unfollow and raise interwebz pitchforks, hear me out. Relieving me of the weekly requirement will enable me to uphold my promise to post only completed works, since I will have time to finish them. Furthermore, it will enable me to launch several stories that only require editing since I can focus on them without the pressure to produce every single Thursday. So, if this works the way I intend, you will see both greater and more-varied content, but at less stringently scheduled intervals.
As always, I value your feedback and we shall see how this works. It’s a journey.