Thought I may as well start a new thread, in case I need to post parts of the story and such.
That's an interesting idea, and it is one I've considered. Partly by accident, and partly by inclination, the current story if far less "noir detective" so far, although I've plotted a turn back towards that style for the next section. At the moment my fondness for the Bridget Jones books is showing, as the poor girl is dragged out on a "hen night". It's all about the banter and the "hilarious" misunderstandings at the moment, whereas the first story was more of a solo trial. I'll see how this one turns out, and then hopefully I'll be over my "sequel" fears. After that I'd certainly like to experiment more, perhaps amplifying the "sci-fi" elements for one story, or a pseudo-supernatural piece as we've also discussed. Thankfully I've created a character who's pretty desperate for work, so if she has to cross genres to pick up a pay-check, then that's what she'll do! :)
I'm not feeling too ambitious as yet, but perhaps as my confidence grows, I can dabble a little more. There are other characters in other corners of the city I'd like to follow too, so there's pelnty of scope (IMHO).
I was wondering about that actually. I do still feel that I would need some sort of structure to follow, because my imagination seems to work best when it's backed in to a corner... but I don't really have any ideas for a longer piece at this point, so I'll stick with the 6000 worders for now. Once I've built up a stock of characters and locations, then perhaps I'll have something that's worth exploring in greater depth.
Absolutely, and I really do appreciate it. I know I didn't stop to ask for much guidance the last time, but it was still good to know that it was there, If I needed it.
As I say, the story I'm writing is about to change gears (hopefully) so if something snaps under the bonnet, I'll be hoisting it up here for everyone to take a look at...
Originally posted by L_Stearns_Newburg
I'm not feeling too ambitious as yet, but perhaps as my confidence grows, I can dabble a little more. There are other characters in other corners of the city I'd like to follow too, so there's pelnty of scope (IMHO).
Originally posted by L_Stearns_Newburg
Originally posted by L_Stearns_Newburg
As I say, the story I'm writing is about to change gears (hopefully) so if something snaps under the bonnet, I'll be hoisting it up here for everyone to take a look at...

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