I’ve been working on part three of The Bandstand for over a week and a half now and it’s odd, at least it is to me, that the bulk of the story is progressing in a different way to how I initially imagined it.

I think it’s partly because I have no strict plan for the story and it’s direction.  I have the vaguest idea what one of the end scenes might be but beyond that it’s anyone’s guess how I get there.

And that’s a good thing, i think.

I have to say that I’m enjoying the third part much more then the second.  Perhaps I was putting myself under too much presure to finish the second while I’m suitably relaxed about the third.

Meh, who knows.

Hopefully this is going to be more exciting than the second part, or at least hinting at more exciting things to come.  And with ideas for parts four and five, I’d better crack on.

It’d be a shame to lose steam now.

- Alistair

Right!

I’ve finally finished the final version of the long awaited (heh, yeah) part two of The Bandstand!

You can find it over at Cold Head Press.

- Alistair

Part two of The Bandstand is getting there.

Just so you know I’m not spending ALL my time watching Battlestar Galactica…

- Alistair

…Voices return!

Yesterday concerned about the struggle, didn’t get to see The Edgemeister last night, spent some quiet time while Ruthy was out at her art class and had the sudden and exciting idea of what happens next in The Bandstand.

I love it when that happens.

However, the bummer is that I’m at work and itching to get the writing underway.  Gah!

We’ll be having dinner with mrBen and mrsHevs so I’ll have to decide whether to pull a late night or get up super early.  Ah, the agony of choice.

(Of course, it doesn’t matter if I pull a late night or not, there’s no chance of me getting up reasonably early on a Saturday…)

- Alistair

Not my voice certainly.  As usual, given half a chance, I could witter on for Blighy.

No, it’s the all important second chapter of The Bandstand.

There are three scenes, each in the first draft, as they have been for a few weeks now.  So, what’s the delay?

I’ll be buggered if i know.  A few weeks ago I recieved some news, good news mind, that has thrown hy head off balance and I’m struggling to keep thoughts straight.  The news?  That’ll have to keep, I’m afraid.  The lips are sealed until things are more certain.  Until then can I get my important work done?

Oh god, I hope so.

I don’t want this to become another of a half-dozen projects that are scattered about the desktop, eventually relegated to the ‘will it ever get done?’ pile.

The problem at the moment, other than keeping my mind on the task at hand, is dialogue.

I’ve never had a problem with dialogue in the past, usually that was my strongest work, but right now?  Nothing.

I know what I should do.  Crack on with later chapters leaving quick notes where dialogue falters and keep the pace of the story while it’s fresh in the noggin.  Lord knows that coming back to it at a later stage once the groundwork is finished would be better.

ha, now I’ve had my epiphany after weeks of hunching over words that characters aren’t saying I don’t have time to get the groundwork laid!  I’ll be out the door to the doc’s in a mo and I might have a sly hour beore The Edgemeister arrives.

Ach, I’ll head out and see that the evening brings.

- Alistair