The Writings of Terrance A. Crow
Science Fiction Can Show the Way Forward
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 24 The second draft of Book 1 is now complete. It has it’s own snapshot PDF and everything, so it’s official! Not only that, but I took the opportunity to consider my next moves. I asked myself questions like, “Is a trilogy the right format?” “Do I want […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 21 I had to skip writing Saturday, so I substituted Wednesday instead. Which was fortunate, because something interesting happened on Wednesday. After writing 141,400 words, I finished the first draft of A Ghast in the Machine. I was going to celebrate. then I realized I’d just reached a […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 20 Forty-nine. That’s the number of plot points, using Dan Wells’ Seven Point System, that will be in A Ghast in the Machine. One main plot with six subplots/arcs. As of yesterday, I have completed forty-seven. All that’s left are the final plot points for the main plot […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 19 When I watched Dan Wells’ YouTube videos about story structure, I had hoped it would offer me a way forward for this series of books I conceived way too long ago. I started documenting the journey on this site in July 2016, but the genesis of these […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 18 As I inch closer and closer to finishing the first draft, two things have jumped out at me. These things might affect how I approach preliminary work on the next book. I’ll need to think about it, and I want to finish this draft to gather more […]