I'm more the type to pressure myself about pacing. This needs to be starting to pick up the pace! This needs to be closer to the end!
The supergeeks story I'm working with is just not getting to plot very quickly. I've decided it's useless to beat myself up about it, though, and I'm going to have fun.
Which really, is kind of the point. If you're trying to pastiche shojo manga in a loving and otaku-friendly way but enough under the surface that you may be the only one to know about the subversion, I'm not sure it's as important to keep the action coming as it is to establish the character's voice and world-view and have fun with the premise.
This is not how I used NaNo last time, but I've been hounding myself about pacing so hard I've driven myself away from writing lately. Or that's my excuse...
Deep Can Come Later, dear little grasshopper. Be Ye Not Afraid!
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Date: 2009-11-04 05:06 pm (UTC)From:The supergeeks story I'm working with is just not getting to plot very quickly. I've decided it's useless to beat myself up about it, though, and I'm going to have fun.
Which really, is kind of the point. If you're trying to pastiche shojo manga in a loving and otaku-friendly way but enough under the surface that you may be the only one to know about the subversion, I'm not sure it's as important to keep the action coming as it is to establish the character's voice and world-view and have fun with the premise.
This is not how I used NaNo last time, but I've been hounding myself about pacing so hard I've driven myself away from writing lately. Or that's my excuse...
Deep Can Come Later, dear little grasshopper. Be Ye Not Afraid!