Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The Start of Something New

While I've got several stories swirling about in my head, one in particular seemed to snare me more, for now. I can't decide whether to make it a short story, or a novel though. It's a sci-fi inspired by Dune and 'In the Year 2525' with some Andromeda Strain tones to it. I've got a lot of brain work to do, because I have a sneaky suspicion that it may turn into a novel. Let's watch, as the plot thickens.
Posted by Julius Cicero at 10:13 PM
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  1. UnknownMay 31, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    I love new! It's got such a wonderful feeling to it. Enjoy!

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  2. Julius CiceroJune 1, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    It'll keep ideas for my WIP fresh too.

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  3. Luanne G. SmithJune 1, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Are you a plotter or a seat of the pants writer? Writing out a quick story arc or plot line might help you decide if the idea is big enough for a novel.

    Love getting new ideas and starting on a fresh project.

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  4. Fresh GardenJune 1, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Let's go to bed, this is where our inspirations come from.

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  5. Nadja NotarianiJune 1, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Hey Julius....sorry I haven't been in touch. Everyone is down with a stomach bug. Talk to you soon...I hope. ~ Nadja

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  6. Julius CiceroJune 1, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    LGS- I'm a little of both. I'll start out with a sentence, and if it sounds interesting I'll develop it.

    Nadja- We've been dealing with sunburns from a weekend of holiday tom foolery.

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  7. Jeff KingJune 1, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    I wish you the best of luck…

    I never get to decide how long a story will be, it will decide itself. I don’t plot, plan, direct or even shove my story in any direction. It just comes to me during composition.
    I loved Dune… sounds like an intriguing story idea, may the creative juices flow madly.

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  8. Julius CiceroJune 1, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    I love Dune also. Ideas just seem to appear and patiently, I arrange them into cohesive groupings to form stories.

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  9. Kimberly KreyJune 1, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Sounds exciting! I set out to write a short story once, and at seventeen thousand words into, I realized I was only getting started. It'll be interesting to hear what this one will be for you.

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  10. Scott GordonJune 4, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    It's funny, I recently said I was going to jot down a short story and get it up on Kindle ASAP. My desired word count was 10,000 words, which quickly became 15,000, and then 20,000. Finally when all was said and done, I had just shy of 25,000.

    Sometimes a good story demands more space.

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