Tag: novel

V-Log: Thoughts At 9,000 Words, First Draft

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

I’m at about the 9,000 word mark of the first draft of my novel and here are my thoughts.

V-Log: Mulling The Status Of My Novel

By Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

Here’s me talking about my novel some. Enjoy.

V-Log: Novel Status Report For August 10th, 2018

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

I’ve officially begun the journey of writing a novel. I hope to, on occasion, give little status reports on where things stand with the novel as I write it. Writing a novel is a lot of fun, if exhausting and a lot of work.

My Novel Is Moving Along Nicely

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

My novel is moving along quite nicely. I’ve written about 3,000 words alone today and continue to feel inspired. The story addresses some pretty fundamental issues. If was Philip K. Dick I would just take speed and finish a first draft within three days. But, alas, I’m not a speed freak, so it’s going to take considerably longer.

I might finish a private first draft in, say, six months if I really push at it and am faithful.

I feel like I’m in a relationship. I feel like I’m dating a really fun, really attractive woman. She’s age appropriate, is cool and carries me home after I get wasted.

Anyway, writing a novel is quite solitary.

This book could easily be turned into a movie, though. It’s really interesting.

V-Log: Finished A Scene Summary Of A Scifi Novel

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

For once I’ve finished a scene summary of a novel and I’m proud of it. Now, to start writing the first draft of the novel.

V-Log: Continued Mulling Of A Novel I’m Developing

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

I have a really strong novel concept I’m about to start writing. I have gotten as far as the scene summary outline, but the characters are still in flux. But the whole thing is a lot of fun.

My Novel Concept Is As Ambitious As It Is Unique

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

I really like the concept I’ve come up with, but I need more international flavor to it. If you want to help me add some international characters from outside the United States, please get in touch with me on Twitter.

V-Log: Developing A Scifi Novel Concept

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

Here are some thoughts about a novel concept I’m developing.

Have A Really Strong SciFi Novel Concept I’m Working On

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

I don’t have a muse, so I bounce around a lot creatively, but I may have finally stumbled across a novel concept I can believe in. I’ve been looking for a big creative project for years now and I think this one I’m working on may be it.

At least, I’ve managed to flesh out this concept much farther than most of my past efforts. But we’ll see. I’m still a little nervous it’ll all collapse in on itself like so many have in the past, but I’m pressing forward anyway.

I am very please with what I’ve managed to accomplish so far, at least.

But we’ll see. Generally, no one listens to me or cares what I have to say, so I’m going to have to do this all by myself, for myself.

Of Writing A Novel

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

As I sit down for a day’s writing, I find myself reflecting on difficult it is to write, period. Generally, at least for me, people tell me I suck and I should just go get a job at a bank. I think what I’m going to do is simply stop being so forthcoming when it comes to showing people the process of whatever it is I’m working on.

People want something from me that I just can’t give them. They want me to fit inside “the box” of the conventional. They hate the very idea that I would write anything at all because my grammar is bad or whatever. They come at me from the point of view of a professional writer when I’m just a struggling novice who enjoys writing and telling stories, regardless of how good the end produce might be.

But I think simply not being so open with what I’m writing will fix the issue. That and buckling down and doing the hard work of actually required to produce a novel someone in the end will want to read. Now that I have the basic plot down, the difficult part begins.

It’s surprising how absolute some people are about how they think I shouldn’t write, period. But I’ve never done what I’m supposed to do and so why should I start now. But the issue is I have to actually do the work. I have to start to do the hard work of development. There’s a lot of stuff you have to do in the background of writing a novel to produce something that is actually anywhere near what you might want to read. I’ve talked about writing enough. Time to act.