Writers drift.

[rflong]

Things have been busy. Really really busy.

In fact this is the first weekend where I have not been actively working on something since... Christmas I think (not counting the weekend in Cork). I have crits to do, and my ever present two WIPs but nothing screaming at me "write me NOW!"

Since I decided to shift tactics a little, my imagination has gone ballistic. New stories are popping up every flippin day. This is a good thing (lots of new ideas, lots of new things to do) and a bad thing (I have got to the point where I jot down the basics and promise to come back later). And every so often there is a story that just insists on being written. The shortest was 6k. I subbed it yesterday. It could easily have been longer but then I would have had to find a different market!

I am thrilled that I have made this decision on my writing. Some things I will still publish as R.F. Long, some will be under other names as the styles and content are quite different. For example, vampires. I wrote a kick ass vampire story (the 6k one above). R.F. Long swore never to write a vampire story as they had been done to death. But then I came up with a relatively novel (as in new rather than length) idea and hey presto. Vampires! Go figure! Never say never.

4 new subs btw - 2 novellas and 2 short stories - in 1 month. (One was a rewrite request, one was an older story). See what I mean? I don't do that sort of thing!

All this means I am flitting all over the place. I'm rarely in some of my old haunts (so if you need to poke me, email me or make a comment here). I am adrift. It's all very exciting. I'll keep you posted on what happens next...

Comments

[clhollandwriter]

Wow, you have been busy! I'm lucky if I finish one and submit one story a month! I don't know how other people find the time for more.

[rflong.livejournal.com]

Normally one a month would be a miracle for me. Since Christmas I've written, polished and subbed (twice) a 25k novella, edited and expanded The Wolf's Sister to 22k, worked on the two novels (though not as much as I should), written plot outlines for a novel and two novellas, and written, polished and subbed a 6k story.

I'm starting to wonder now do I know how to stop! :D

[clhollandwriter]

I'm a little like that in that now I'm in the habit of writng, editing, or planning every day I can't not write, edit, or plan, even if it's just a few scibbled notes.

Ah well, look at it this way. Keep it up for six months and you can slack for the rest of the year. ;-)

[gabriel-writes.livejournal.com]

Way to go with the subs and new work. Currently I'm typing away at what I hope to be a sub for WOTF.

I'm enjoying reading about your creative burst though. Good luck with all those subs you got out there, you'll have to keep us posted as to how they are working out.

[rflong.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed.

[will-couvillier.livejournal.com]

"Some things I will still publish as R.F. Long, some will be under other names as the styles and content are quite different"

Shhhh...everything's fine, have some tea while we wait for the white-jacketed guys.

As long as you don't catch your various persona's arguing audibly with each other life is good.

[rflong.livejournal.com]

No, that happened long ago! My padded hideaway is very cosy, thanks very much!