![]() ![]() When you open your eyes, you’ll be in a lifeboat. In a few moments, I’m going to ask you to press the charm on your bracelet, then close your eyes for the count of three. ![]() She’s programmed the charms to transport us a bit further into the journey of the Titanic. Oh-Ada just popped her head into the dining room and gave me the nod that she’s done making the adjustment to our time travel charms. In twelve hours, the spot where we’re sitting will be at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Over this next year, I will be tackling all of these issues, but today I want to focus on one more reason why a writer might hit a wall when executing a project. I could spend an entire column giving you ideas on what to do about any of the above issues. Are the problems with the project undermining your confidence? Are you asking yourself if you have the talent to be a writer? Are you telling yourself the work isn’t good, or you’re not smart enough to be a time travel writer?.Do you feel like you’re having trouble keeping track of your own story?.Are you getting hung up on the paradoxical logic of time travel?.Do you feel confident in the fictional science or in your choice to omit any explanation of how your time travel works?.Put the project aside for a few days-maybe even for a few weeks-then take a fresh look at it.ĭiving a Little Deeper – Ask Yourself Some Questions.Write out notes on how you feel about the project.Write out notes on what you see the problem being, and where within the story arc you’re running into problems with the story: the beginning, middle or end?.Look over the first notes or outline you ever made on the idea.But, take a look at the list and think about which suggestions might be a good fit for you and your project. You don’t necessarily need to do all of these things. I’m going to throw out some simple ideas to start. So, what to do? Luckily, there’s a lot you can do. Then, somewhere along the path of execution it falls apart. In a typical sinking scenario, you start with what you feel is a good idea-maybe even a good outline with a strong narrative structure. First off, it’s important to remember it’s a common problem for any writer, but particularly for a time travel writer. On to our topic of the day… Salvaging Your Story When It’s Sinking. But I can say the cheddar cheese and tomato chutney is delicious, as are the lemon-meringue tartlets. I’ve been tempted to try the peaches in chartreuse jelly, until I learned the jelly-at this point in time-is made from all sorts of animal parts. I don’t eat meat so I can’t testify to the taste of the baked ham. I wear my charm on a chain around my neck. She has preset our time heading on her computer, so all we have to do is press the charm and away we go. ![]() Ada has infused the power of time travel into that charm. Here…slip this over your hand and slide the chain up so it fits snuggly around your wrist. She has harnessed the power core and placed it in this bracelet. We need to look the part of first-class passengers.Īda has duplicated the mechanism that powers the time travel closet. Now you can see why Ada asked you to change clothes before passing through the time travel closet. Salvaging Your Story When It’s Sinking is our topic for today, and I thought there was no better physical representation of sinking than the Titanic. As you can see, we have arranged to have afternoon tea right here on the Titanic.
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