Oh, god, y'all, I don't even know what this story is about.

[agilebrit]

Not only that, but it's trying to turn funny on me, or at least trying to ramp up the snark and sarcasm. I'm not sure that's suitable for an Epic Fantasy setting. Or suitable for this story.

*headdesk x 1000*

NOT ONLY THAT. But I need to weave in about three plotlines here. I'm not sure they're weave-able. AND. I desperately need to outline it. Have I ever outlined a damn thing before in my life? Oh, hell no. Do I need to start with this? Oh, hell yes, because how else am I going to keep track of all my plot threads and where they go?

I should buy a set of index cards. Or something.

WHERE'D MY SHORT STORY MUSE GO? I'D LIKE HIM BACK, PLEASE. NOW.

It would help if I wasn't trying to do this while I'm sick.

Comments

[mela-lyn.livejournal.com]

Ok... humor in stories... If the mood you want the short story to be is humorous, then lots of it!! If not, then just a touch. For long stories? Bring it on! :)

Good luck... mayhap if you put out one of those ACME traps the coyote used to use, you might catch it again. ;)

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

I'm not opposed, in general principle, to putting humor in my stories. Far from it, if only as a tension-breaker (Ben's crack about Ange getting her next wolf someplace besides Basket Cases R Us, for example). But this thing is trying to go funny on me from the very start. I've got a character's dad dying of dragon venom. This is serious, heart-wrenching stuff and my characters are being flippant. Argh.