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I love the fact that I have trained my memory decently well to hold onto ideas I have while falling asleep.
Because last night I came up with a short story that, if I can pull it off, might just be brilliant. Not just my usual, fairly plot-driven fare, but something much deeper, and more unusual in its structure. And it has an awesome title. (Though you have to know the story to know why it's awesome.)
Then I went to sleep and forgot about it.
But partway through today, while I was thinking about other things, my brain tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Oh yeah, don't forget about this."
I have it down in notes now, and who knows? I may try to write some of it this weekend. I wrote "Nine Sketches" half at VeriCon, and I'm damned proud of that one; maybe this one can get in on some of that mojo.
So, yeah. "Chrysalis." Might be my next story, if I can hold onto Mesoamerica and teen-angst urban fantasy at the same time.
Update: Well, now I know what all the people in the story are called. (Or at least most of them. Depends on whether I only name the pov characters, or whether folks like Konil's daughter will get named, too.)
Because last night I came up with a short story that, if I can pull it off, might just be brilliant. Not just my usual, fairly plot-driven fare, but something much deeper, and more unusual in its structure. And it has an awesome title. (Though you have to know the story to know why it's awesome.)
Then I went to sleep and forgot about it.
But partway through today, while I was thinking about other things, my brain tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Oh yeah, don't forget about this."
I have it down in notes now, and who knows? I may try to write some of it this weekend. I wrote "Nine Sketches" half at VeriCon, and I'm damned proud of that one; maybe this one can get in on some of that mojo.
So, yeah. "Chrysalis." Might be my next story, if I can hold onto Mesoamerica and teen-angst urban fantasy at the same time.
Update: Well, now I know what all the people in the story are called. (Or at least most of them. Depends on whether I only name the pov characters, or whether folks like Konil's daughter will get named, too.)
