Here's the situation:
I'm working on a new novel. Have this idea that's really exciting me. I've got my MC, his opposition, some side-line characters, setting and genre, and then there is this pile of info that keeps invading my notes. As I progress with the plot, more and more nuggets keep cluttering up on the page. Ideas as to where the original story begins, intrigue between the villains, romantic vs. non-romantic interests, etc. Heaping, steaming piles of it. The harder I try to focus the more I look like a sugar-smacked six year old turned loose in a Toys R Us.
So my question is to those who either deal with this disease, or those who have conquered it; what is the cure to the ailment? I know each of us have our own methods to the craft but I'd like to hear how someone has dealt with it in hopes of slapping the crap out of my wandering muse.
Thanks in advance,
Pike
I'm working on a new novel. Have this idea that's really exciting me. I've got my MC, his opposition, some side-line characters, setting and genre, and then there is this pile of info that keeps invading my notes. As I progress with the plot, more and more nuggets keep cluttering up on the page. Ideas as to where the original story begins, intrigue between the villains, romantic vs. non-romantic interests, etc. Heaping, steaming piles of it. The harder I try to focus the more I look like a sugar-smacked six year old turned loose in a Toys R Us.
So my question is to those who either deal with this disease, or those who have conquered it; what is the cure to the ailment? I know each of us have our own methods to the craft but I'd like to hear how someone has dealt with it in hopes of slapping the crap out of my wandering muse.
Thanks in advance,
Pike