Since I want to get a lot of writing in today, I’m going to be merciful and keep this one short. Inspiration for my 101-word Story of the Week came in the form of a prompt generously donated by I.C. Dee Walker, a frequent contributor to this page. Much appreciated, I.C.!
About to Meet the New BossThe detectives sat and criticized the administration, particularly Capt. Tenson, their new commander. “Why’s he called Capt. Kevlar?” one cop asked. “Because insults bounce off him like a superhero,” Sgt. Johnson said. Kevlar entered. “You guys’re early!” “Sure, Johnson said. “We’re excited to absorb your quasi-greatness.” “Excellent!” Kevlar replied. “You know, it’s impossible to insult me since I embrace feedback.” “Maybe try embracing a toothpick,” another detective said. “You got something in your teeth.” “Superb observation skills, Detective. I’ve heard everyone here’s so close to being professional.” Johnson, thrown off-guard, beamed. “Thanks, Captain!” Wait, he thought. Did we just get insulted?
Prompt: impervious
Novel Notes: Things are still moving along pretty well as I use my newest outline and the previous draft to write the next iteration. I’m doing a decent amount of cutting and pasting, but I’ve also been pretty good so far (at least I think I have) when it comes to deleting scenes and storylines, and excising entire pages from long scenes. I had one very long scene, for instance, with an FBI profiler. It was a major info dump, and honestly a little bit of showing off as well. “Look at how much I know about this!” It was a good move to decimate it, keeping only the essence of the scene (and a few good laughs to lighten the mood). Overall, I’m happy with my progress. I just need to keep moving forward each day, get this next draft written, and then focus on tightening the story and really making the characters shine. Stay tuned. Scotty out |