Finished the third draft of Petra last week, and began work on the synopsis.
I might have mentioned that I hate writing synopses. In fact, I don’t know a single writer who doesn’t. Nonetheless, it’s a necessary evil.
After a day or two of mostly staring at a blank page, trying to figure out how to condense 80K words into a thousand or so, I decided to just get it down on paper and worry about cutting it afterward. I had hoped to be done with it by now, but real life intervened, requiring an unplanned road trip yesterday.
The day wasn’t a complete loss, though. The wife suggested I try to work on my laptop while she drove. I had my doubts, as reading in a car gets me motion sick very quickly. Actually, though, it worked pretty well. That whole learning how to touch-type thing really came in handy. I didn’t accomplish as much as I would have sitting at my computer at home, but it was much better than nothing. Perhaps this was a baby step in the direction of becoming more mobile, more flexible with where I do my writing. And that’s a good thing.
I’m off work all this week, using up some PTO, so I hope to accomplish many things. One can dream, right?
No updates for Write Club.
Back to the synopsis . . .
