So being able to do things didn’t last very long.
But I, being me, can be counted on to have a brain full of stories no matter what. If I am too sick to read books, and I end up watching tv instead, then I will end up with a head full of tv show inspired stories. So, for example, after having been zombiefied by my husband’s attempt to kill off a colony of termites that he found under our shower, as soon as I felt even a little bit better, I ended up writing down a 6000 word outline for a contemporary action/romance series that had popped into my head in the mean time.
Having thus discovered that writing plot outlines scratches my “must write stories” itch, in between working on the overhaul of my worldbuilding database and not feeling up to working on anything at all, another couple outlines were written: another contemporary action/romance (25 000 words — I kept forgetting that I was supposedly writing an outline, and adding dialog), and a fantasy adventure (8000 words) set in a brand new setting where everyone can do magic.
I also came up with another story similar to the script I was working on last year. That script (I believe I mentioned in a previous post that I took a break from it at the halfway point, having already reached a novel worth of words), is set in one of the kingdoms that later became part of the Changali Empire, where Chunru from Across A Jade Sea is from. The new story, Pavilion, is set not too long after the formation of the empire, and features the third emperor. I didn’t try write an outline for Pavilion, because, being set in between those two existing stories (both having significant scope), I want to have the new database up and running first, because I’m going to have to be very careful to make sure all my details align.
So I guess technically some things have been getting done. It’s just that nothing is being finished. But if I just sort of write off 2020 as a null year as far as getting things finished goes, and start all over again with the exact same goals in 2021, nobody will blame me… right?
If I do that, I’m ahead instead of behind. 🙂
But didn’t I do almost exactly that same thing last year? Wah!