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aldersprigI'm working on two stories right now - one for Mobbing Midnight, an anthology of Crow stories, and one for Queers Destroy Sci-Fi. Both are in draft form, and I'm flailing a bit about both, as is normal.
And then I got on the phone with my mom. I was telling her about Crow Cage, my story for Mobbing Midnight... and I started to find places, just reviewing the story in my mind, where my Mom would say "I don't get it."
And going from there, I was able to feel the points where the story needed to improve, and feel excited about it again. So: The Mom Test. Will someone mostly unfamiliar with my writing and the way I think be able to "get" this story, and, if not, how can I improve it?
And then I was talking to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cluudle about Scaling the Ivory Tower, my submission for QDSF. She said "tell me about your story."
I thought about it. I hemmed and hawed. And then I laid out an outline of what I WANTED the story to be. Again: clarification, brightening, new energy. I knew what I was missing, and I knew how it could get better.
Do you have a similar trick when you're stuck? Have you ever tried talking the story out with a friend - or a stranger - to get past the "what do I do now?" stage?
Mobbing Midnight's Kickstarter is almost to 10%!
And then I got on the phone with my mom. I was telling her about Crow Cage, my story for Mobbing Midnight... and I started to find places, just reviewing the story in my mind, where my Mom would say "I don't get it."
And going from there, I was able to feel the points where the story needed to improve, and feel excited about it again. So: The Mom Test. Will someone mostly unfamiliar with my writing and the way I think be able to "get" this story, and, if not, how can I improve it?
And then I was talking to
cluudle about Scaling the Ivory Tower, my submission for QDSF. She said "tell me about your story."I thought about it. I hemmed and hawed. And then I laid out an outline of what I WANTED the story to be. Again: clarification, brightening, new energy. I knew what I was missing, and I knew how it could get better.
Do you have a similar trick when you're stuck? Have you ever tried talking the story out with a friend - or a stranger - to get past the "what do I do now?" stage?
Mobbing Midnight's Kickstarter is almost to 10%!
