It’s been 2 months since I started this new blog, and 2 months since I’ve been steadily blogging.  Every day since March 19th–and I just wrote since 3, now 4, times.

This is a major accomplishment for me.  There was a time when I didn’t blog for months.  Now if I could only comment on MySpace half as much.

The problem is coming up with topics.  Obviously, as you can see, I struggled today. LOL  But how many times can I discuss the physical act of writing, or outlining or brainstorming.  I’m boring myself here.

Oh, I can say that I outline my current WIP last night.  I’m 97% done.  ALL in one night.  I am so stoked, and it was a lot of fun.  I didn’t go into detail.  I map out how many chapters there will be, then add anywhere from 3-4 scenes per chapter and figure out what should go where.  I know how it ends, know what needs to be uncovered, so then it’s a matter of filling in where and when.  Sometimes it’s easy, like last night, and other times it so frickin hard.

I normally plan 3 scenes per chapter, but this one is a bit different.  There are times when there’s only one too.  I always plan 24 chapters, 6 in the first and third acts and 12 in the second.  It’s like a jigsaw.  I like to work with parts of Vogler’s Writer’s Journey, so I know the beginning will show the Ordinary World (usually), and the end of Act One will contain the crossover (sometimes).  My current WIP’s crossover occurs in chapter 3, midway in Act One.

Well, that’s part of it anyway.  I’ll break it down another day.  I’m fighting germs or something.  My head and sinuses are hurting (I also need to get glasses), and I can’t afford to get sick.  Tomorrow’s my son’s birthday.