Well, my first goal was to enter the 50-Word Summary Contest. Due to the
Nature of the prize, that was my primary focus. I am happy to say that I took a deep breath and entered. Thanks to everyone who gave feedback. Here was my final entry:
Darkness threatens the galaxy from within. Magellan Talbot, a poor miner’s son, is chosen by their Goddess to defeat it. But a tragic accident erases Magellan’s memory. If he can’t fight Darkness, it will smother the Goddess and the galaxy with her. Magellan can prevail, if he could only remember.
Wish me luck!
Goal # 2 was to write a short story. Unfortunately, I haven’t even started it. I went off on another tangent, but that’s okay. If you saw my post yesterday, I made a small change to my novel that had a significant change in the overall “effect”. So my novel, I hope, actually has an ending now. To me, this was HUGE.
I am mildly concerned about my short story though. It was perfectly formed in my head while I was camping over the weekend. I have the first paragraph scribbled into my journal. My only hope is that I will still be in the right “emotional state” to write it when I finally get to it. When you are out in the woods camping, your mind works differently than when you are stuck in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
I missed visiting fellow ROWers on Monday, but I made up for it on Tuesday by tripling my efforts.
Although I am not getting done what I originally hoped to do, I feel exhilarated about what I DID do. Goals have to change, especially in a creative environment where you never know when Epiphany will hit you on the head with a hammer. **That’s a Thor reference, for those of you who didn’t see yesterday’s post. 🙂
Jennifer M Eaton 