I’d gotten stuck on an outline. I’d written myself into a corner.
I saw the final scenes, clear as day. I knew the final scene inside and out. The problem was…
I didn’t know how to get there.
I’d reached a point, maybe sixty percent of the way into the story, where I couldn’t “see” where to go to connect with those final scenes.
I think I’ve figured it out.
I think I know now how to get to where I want to go. It means some backtracking, but then the path is there.
It’s like crossing the Rocky Mountains on the way to Oregon.
I think, I just think, I might be able to see the light. Err, the Pacific Ocean, I mean.
Published by Allyn
A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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