by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I have a backup scifi novel that I’ve developed that I need to work on, big time. I really have to accept that the main novel I’ve been working on for the last few years is something of a passion project.
The fact that the heroine gets back on stage to strip before the end of the novel is something that makes a lot of beta readers blanch. I need a novel that I can explain the plot to without wincing.
And the scifi novel I’ve come up with fits the bill. I actually have another scifi novel that I’m interested in writing as well, but it’s just not as well defined. It is a lot more character driven and there isn’t as much action. But it’s still really interesting and I hope to write it.
I also, of course, need to get over myself and start to consume media, rather than just struggle to produce it — if you have time to write, you have time to read (and watch.) It’s just really difficult for me to switch gears — even if doing so will improve my creative process.
