PROJECTS

These are projects that got beyond the “Wouldn’t it be nice to write about…[fill in the blanks]” but haven’t got to the completion stage. Some might get there, others won’t. I guess like most authors, I’m better at starting than finishing. A good idea encounters a plot or character problem at some point and, sadly, the obstacle isn’t overcome. It’s not as if one doesn’t not want to finish it. There are possible story problems involved, or the characters are increasingly flat and stereotyped or the idea is very derivative. All and any of these may lead to the abandonment of what initially seemed like a good project.

As someone said, they’re for the sock drawer or the wastebin. But each has a place in the writer’s heart still…

If you want, let me know what you think.