I like scary storms, too. But this was a little too close and exposed, even for me.
I usually start writing with a strong image-- a ghost and boy in a dungeon, or an idea I want to explore (Giles and parental/Watcher guilt came from Wilfred Owen's "Parable of the Old Man and the Young"). Once it's spun out a little, I might get a flash of what it's about overall, kind of like a big overview.
I usually write a lot more fluidly, but I am getting to where I can say-- I need to add this scene here to do x. Balance is important-- The reason this summer of giles story languished so long was that it was kind of meandering nowhere. Which is fine for Nanowrimo, but not for anything you want people to actually read.
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I usually start writing with a strong image-- a ghost and boy in a dungeon, or an idea I want to explore (Giles and parental/Watcher guilt came from Wilfred Owen's "Parable of the Old Man and the Young"). Once it's spun out a little, I might get a flash of what it's about overall, kind of like a big overview.
I usually write a lot more fluidly, but I am getting to where I can say-- I need to add this scene here to do x. Balance is important-- The reason this summer of giles story languished so long was that it was kind of meandering nowhere. Which is fine for Nanowrimo, but not for anything you want people to actually read.
Does that help, a little?