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UPDATE: Moving Forward
6 years ago
Okay, so... I mentioned NaNoWriMo and stuff like that before (I think), and if you follow me on Twitter I've made similar allusions, all basically centering around the idea of working on the FATBC "reboot" of sorts as progressing towards making it as a full-length novel and then seeing if I can get it published.
Well, I've decided on a different approach.
One of the reasons the original FATBC project did so well, by which I mean was so fun to write and was able to develop as deeply as it did, was thanks to everyone who was taking the journey with me. Comments, whether full-on critiques and feedback or even off-handed reactions, often had massive ripple-effects on the story. After all, ol' Terrance's entire arc was spawned from someone saying he looked like a "closet queen" in an early sketch page, which got the wheels a-turnin'. Additionally, seeing engagement helps keep ME motivated.
All of that gets lost if I were to try and just sit at a desk and crank out a novel-length work. I've been introduced to the idea of "beta readers" and the like, but I think I'd rather just make things more open from the get-go. I've been working on beat sheets for the story itself as well as a rather surprisingly huge side-arc thanks to one
jerkcentral, and I realized that trying to get all of this put together into one big work all at once would take a goddamn long time and I fear that this account would just fall into silence in the meanwhile.
So, the current plan? Return to the old formula. Chapters posted here with a visual attached to help set the scene, keeping a mildly regular schedule, and using the format to allow myself to drift into side stories and let the various arcs weave in and out of one another. I'll still be using those beat sheets, but won't have to agonize so much over when the focus can change and there isn't "wasted space".
Because the lion's share of the FATBC project was/is with characters intrinsically tied to the old sportsball league that it no longer is, getting it ready to start posting here will take a bit longer since, in my zeal to get to writin', I didn't alter many of the already-existing characters under the assumption of "ahhhh I can fix that once I get the first draft finished." Which means I gotta make some changes to things just to reinforce that, yes, this is entirely independent of where it had existed before, and more importantly, it's how it always SHOULD have been.
We're up and rolling, and I've been working behind the scenes despite all being fairly quiet over here. The first couple of chapters are going to be the hardest to push out because a good bit of it is pretty much re-writing what I did before with the new focus, but once we get the rust off the hinges it'll be moving at a much smoother pace.
I'm already surprised at how... intense quite a bit of it became (I blame the people who've been helping me brainstorm), and hopefully you'll like the changes even more than the original action. Some of it will be starkly different, some will feel very familiar, but I think all of it will be stronger than ever.
As always, I thank you all for your patience and I'm excited to share what's in store.
Well, I've decided on a different approach.
One of the reasons the original FATBC project did so well, by which I mean was so fun to write and was able to develop as deeply as it did, was thanks to everyone who was taking the journey with me. Comments, whether full-on critiques and feedback or even off-handed reactions, often had massive ripple-effects on the story. After all, ol' Terrance's entire arc was spawned from someone saying he looked like a "closet queen" in an early sketch page, which got the wheels a-turnin'. Additionally, seeing engagement helps keep ME motivated.
All of that gets lost if I were to try and just sit at a desk and crank out a novel-length work. I've been introduced to the idea of "beta readers" and the like, but I think I'd rather just make things more open from the get-go. I've been working on beat sheets for the story itself as well as a rather surprisingly huge side-arc thanks to one
jerkcentral, and I realized that trying to get all of this put together into one big work all at once would take a goddamn long time and I fear that this account would just fall into silence in the meanwhile.So, the current plan? Return to the old formula. Chapters posted here with a visual attached to help set the scene, keeping a mildly regular schedule, and using the format to allow myself to drift into side stories and let the various arcs weave in and out of one another. I'll still be using those beat sheets, but won't have to agonize so much over when the focus can change and there isn't "wasted space".
Because the lion's share of the FATBC project was/is with characters intrinsically tied to the old sportsball league that it no longer is, getting it ready to start posting here will take a bit longer since, in my zeal to get to writin', I didn't alter many of the already-existing characters under the assumption of "ahhhh I can fix that once I get the first draft finished." Which means I gotta make some changes to things just to reinforce that, yes, this is entirely independent of where it had existed before, and more importantly, it's how it always SHOULD have been.
We're up and rolling, and I've been working behind the scenes despite all being fairly quiet over here. The first couple of chapters are going to be the hardest to push out because a good bit of it is pretty much re-writing what I did before with the new focus, but once we get the rust off the hinges it'll be moving at a much smoother pace.
I'm already surprised at how... intense quite a bit of it became (I blame the people who've been helping me brainstorm), and hopefully you'll like the changes even more than the original action. Some of it will be starkly different, some will feel very familiar, but I think all of it will be stronger than ever.
As always, I thank you all for your patience and I'm excited to share what's in store.
Good to hear things are on the move and we'll be just hangin' 'round to see what eventuates. Have fun and it'll be interesting to see the new and improved steps it up from the original... thinkin' now, that's a reasonably high bar to compare to.