So, I was regaining my writing habit (though I have yet to be as dedicated as I was at the beginning of 2009), when my laptop broke. It was nothing major, a loose jack, but the end result was that when the battery ran out it couldn't be recharged. So we sent it away for repair (free of charge do to blessed warranties). This effectively killed my writing habit. I had hoped to write while at work, but that time was dedicated to actually working, so that didn't happen (which I am sure makes the people who cut me checks happy).
During that time I did buy a brand new notebook. I have had a story in mind since about 2001. I tried to write in beginning in 2002 on several different occasions, but none of them panned out. I eventually gave it up to wait until I had written some other things. During this time I also re-conceptualized the book into a tv show and a movie, fleshing it out a little more, mostly in my mind. I decided that I would take the time without my laptop to rework this story even more, filling in the names of countries, people, religions. The new notebook is dedicated to this.
This is actually a change for me. I usually make stuff up as I go. However, having a reference guide for my world and having to invent nothing (or next to nothing) mid-writing is definitely appealing. I don't plan on starting this book anytime soon. I have received my laptop back and have too many other projects already started. However, it will be nice to know that when I am ready to write it, it will be ready to be written. Plus, by then, I'll have some more experience and it will be better than if I started writing it now.
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