I'm working on the basic plot and outline of my NaNoWriMo story. It's going to be a continuation of The Insight -- that comic book script I was working on about three years ago. You wouldn't have to read that story in order to understand what I'm writing now. In fact, you might enjoy it more.
I learned a lot from writing The Insight, but I have no intention of attempting to publish it. Might as well use the scraps to create something new -- I love the story enough to bother writing a continuation, but not enough to care if the end product is crappy. Nano is an experiment and a challenge. Hopefully, I learn even more from this experience -- like should I even bother with writing novels?
The premise of The Insight came as I was thinking about psychic phenomena -- and what it might mean on a more interpersonal level, and not just "handy to solve crimes with". After I watched Solaris (1972 version), I realized how closely related these two stories could be. So I re-wrote The Insight as a more intentional homage to Andrei Tarkovsky's film. My Daniel Phelps is his Kris Kevlin. My Jenny Alvin is his Hari. The paranormal has replaced the sci-fi.
Geez, I've done so much with this story. The Insight must be my scribble pad.
Characters:
Daniel Phelps, Jenny Alvin, Leland Grieves, Patricia Myer, Karen Myer, Edie Devereaux, Robert Kim, Jon Barowski, James Devereaux
I need a name for a small town sheriff who's 68 years old -- same age as Merle Haggard. Any ideas? He's one of the main characters.
Opening quotes:
"The mind has a thousand eyes, and the heart but one." - Francis William Bourdillon
"I have a feeling someone's deceiving us." - Hari from Tarkovsky's Solaris
