Making Like a Volcano (or not)

Some weeks just have a heavier work load than others, and this is just such a week. I feel how stressed out I become when I don’t have the freedom to write my fiction every day. I work as a technical writer and that kind of writing just doesn’t do it for me - creative wise that is.

This is the status of my projects:

Against All Odds – Novel
Finished but not to my satisfaction. I still have to grow from the subject of the sub-plot so that I can come to a solution that makes the reader feel that he has learned something. I know that this is because I’m just learning this lesson now myself, so a little patience is needed. Every day makes a difference here and I’m very nearly there. (Still, there’s nothing standing in the way of me starting the profile…)

That Fat Feeling – Novel
Only starting but the story is all but finished in my mind. I’m just juggling a few perspectives, not really decided which one I’m going to land on. Am I going to write it in the first person, third person, past tense, present tense, will it be light and witty or serious and pondering? The perspective and style are very important. I have a tendency to become too preachy, so I will have to keep an eye on that :-)

Sci Fi Exercises – Mini stories
This one is purely on hold. It will keep until I have time!

Not So Short Stories – A collection of three novelettes
I have these three outlined but I’m not sure yet if I will push through with them in the near future. There are just so many stories I want to write but I don’t have any time!!!

Epic of Darkness – Stories / Game
For a couple of years now I’ve been thinking of creating a game world. For some reason a post-apocalyptic world always comes to my mind. It shouldn’t have surprised me recently when I realized that I already have a story into that type of world. I see endless possibilities, both in ruined cities where the survivors would have to rely heavily on creativity to continue surviving, as well as in nature where man would be pitted against animals and the natural elements.

I can’t shake this growing need for writing, writing, writing! Getting this stuff from my mind and into a word document. Seeing the narrative from my head come alive on the screen. The only thing that can ease the creative pressure (other than writing of course) is physical exhaustion (as my bike knows by now). So, I’m pretty busy with work this week but I will have to find time to write (or ride my bicycle to work every day). If not, I will make like a volcano and erupt…