Hey, remember the Great Gumban Novel? You may think I don’t, but I do. I most certainly do.
Here’s where I give you a bunch of excuses about why I haven’t posted a new chapter in awhile.
Okay, so this is the thing: I have this entire story mapped out in excruciating detail. I honestly do. I know everything that happens. I have most of the jokes worked out. Everything’s in place except the actual, you know, writing part of it. I have attempted to write chapter four three different times – and actually hit my target word count two of those three times – and then trashed the entire thing. I have a real problem with my protagonists being too whiny, and this story’s hero keeps falling into that trap. I want to show him being intimidated, but that keeps coming off as weak and petulant. I know I sound like a crazy person saying that my characters aren’t acting the way they should, and I don’t know how to answer that accusation. You’re not wrong. But there it is, just the same.
My usual tactic in this case would be to skip the offending chapter, press onward, and return to it later. But since I’m posting these things sequentially, that’s not really an option.
When it comes to people creating things, there’s little I hate more than a broken promise to generate content. I feel like a total ass every week I’m not posting this thing – not because I feel like I’m letting you down (though I suppose that’s part of it), but because I’m letting myself down. I know my limits. I know what I’m capable of. There’s no reason I shouldn’t be posting chapters for you. And yet… I’m not.
So here’s what’s going to happen: I’m going to keep writing. I’ll probably skip chapter four and write ahead a bit. Eventually I’ll come back to chapter four and have it all sorted out. Until then, you’re not going to be seeing new chapters posted, since you should really hear them in order. So what that means for you is more delays. Which it kills me to be the cause of.
