So this month I’ve been working on the ‘Three Words’ story
and I’ll just say, researching the words has left me with a bit of a strange
search history. With obscure things like this it’s always a bit difficult to
gain the information you want solely with online research, but to be honest, I’m
not too sure I want to go so far as to join a cult in undercover mode just to
find out the intricate stuff, so I’ve allowed myself room for creative license.
That was however, the attitude I had when concocting my original story idea...
That’s been the feature of this piece of writing though,
the amount of times I’ve changed direction has been incredible... even for me.
Inevitably, now that I’m somewhat settled on an idea, the worst has happened.
It’s grown massive, like, just as with the first ever ‘Three Words’ post I’m
planning on turning it into at least a novella, though a full novel is a lot
more likely. So yeah, sorry, it’s going to be ages before this piece of writing
is going to see the light of day. I can tell you however that it’s going to (at
this stage of development, haha) be a supernatural crime story, so at least you
can get an idea if you’re going to be interested later down the line.
As a result in terms of reading I’m going back to reread
the whole of my Phil Rickman collection for inspiration. He’s a fantastic
writer. In fact ‘The Wine of Angels’ from
his ’Merrily Watkins’ series was the book my mum suggested that kick started my
reintroduction to reading after a long absence, and the rest is dust. I have
however made a quick trip back to finish Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’ series
before my Rickman deluge. I’ve only really just got to the point where I’m able
to read ANYTHING after my ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ addiction without making a
little whining noise and wishing I was back in Westeros.
I made a great start on this story, but now production has
slowed somewhat. The line up of summer sport on TV this year is insane. I’m
currently glued to the French Open, then there’s Wimbledon, the European
Championships, oh yeah and don’t forget that small case of the Olympics. I’ve
never really paid much attention to the Olympics in the past, but I’d like to
get into them, and what better time to start than when we’re playing host?
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