Ever have those moments when you think you have an idea of what you're doing, and then realize you may have been mistaken? You write down whatever just pops into your head at the moment, thinking it's something great, when you begin to lose focus, and question just what your story is truly about? What's the plot? What's the setting? What's the basis for your story?
On a recent episode of "Cox n' Crendor In the Morning" an amazing podcast I love to listen to, Jesse and Crendor talked about Star Wars, and how the Originals compare to the Prequels. There was one line that Jesse said that intrigued me: "It's one of those things where you hear artists, and masters of writers, and they keep saying, if you keep going back to it, and trying to perfect it, it will never be perfect, just... when it's done, let it go. A lot of movies follow the format of, 1st movie tells the story, 2nd movie is a lot of plot and intrigue, and the 3rd movie is wrapping it all up."
Now, when I think about that quote, it makes me think: do I want to do a standalone book, or a series of books? Truth be told, I'm not sure myself. But I do know, that I want my book(s) to be well-thought out, not scrambled together as I go along with it. I want it to be something I'm happy with, as well as my friends. I want their characters to be great, and I want them to happy with what I've presented. But I can't do that, by just immediately jotting down the first thing that pops into my head.
Maybe I'm being delusional, or maybe it's just the perfectionist in me, but after listening to Jesse and Crendor, and re-thinking and looking up what it takes to write a truly great book(s), I realized I won't be happy with my story, unless it's done right. So for now, I'm putting a hold on "Wayward One's", and going back to the Drawing Board.
