On the one novel, I think I'm going to work on it (i.e., pointlessly tweak it) for the last time tomorrow (being that it's the last day of the month) and table it until I have a better idea of where it's going.
I did do that. Didn't do anything with it yesterday. Feels weird to not work on it but, on the other hand, "working on it" was largely equivalent to paddling a canoe in a circle on a plastic sheet with a couple inches of water in the backyard. You move around and your arms get tired but you're not going anywhere. Plus, one of the oars ripped through the plastic sheeting and the water is leaking out. And, holy cow! Has no one thought of the earthworms? They try to escape the saturated ground but they hit the plastic and they're stuck with water continually seeping in. Oh, the nematodality!
Need to figure out what to work on after the space operas. Perhaps too soon to make a determination. About a month or more ago, I thought I wanted to work on the romance I had thought up quite a while back. Went searching for my notes only to find none. Somewhat disappointing because I had come up with a cool name for the female lead and did not write it down anywhere. Remember the first name but not entirely sure on the last. I have what I think it might be but then also I think I might have had something better. Also, not entirely sure on the first name as I'm thinking perhaps I changed that as well as I think, maybe, a real person had the first name I thought I invented. Should probably search online but then don't know if I want it showing in search results if no one else has thought of it. Real quandary. As for the guy, don't think I had a name for him. Only notes I had were a private discussion I had on here with one of you. And I was vague as I am prone to be. So, again, thought I had more than what I had. Still, though, I have ideas for like two chapters and then I'm not sure how the two actually meet. If I knew how people actually managed to meet each other, probably would be easier. Also, I could ask my wife for ideas. You know, the woman I married a couple years ago according to online searches on myself. I've yet to meet her, of course, so that's proving to be a challenge. I can ask all I want but no one answers. Except the cat but she doesn't speak English, except, possibly, for the word "now."
There's also a humorous time travel adventure story I want to finish. I have two or three chapters done, plus I know how it ends. I like the ending, even though I've not written it yet, but it'll be funny, I think. Also a bit sad and mean, but these are fictional characters so it's okay. Also, I have a good idea of the whole middle section, which is often the challenge, you know. You have a great beginning and a great end, but then you're kind of missing that whole important transition between the two. What you might call the bulk of the book. In this case, however, I know mostly what it is. But, these past couple years, I don't seem to be able to do well with the humor anymore and since the chapters done so far are to my previous level of humor, it would be a challenge, right now, to maintain that through the rest of the book. Which is disappointing. I think I'd enjoy reading it myself if it were finished.
