700 to 7k: Day 4

[xfirefly9x]

Day 4 is here already! That happened fast.

♦ How are you feeling about the challenge and/or your goals so far?

♦ What’s your approach to world building or writing settings?

♦ Share some descriptions of the world your project is set in (whether direct from your story or just describing it to share here)

Comments

[spaciireth]

I totally missed day 3! 😭Still on track, though! I worked a 9-hour day today but I'm about to start on today's sprint.

I am abysmal at world building, mostly because I am too impatient to get into the writing. I am getting better at outlining beforehand but I'll always be a pantser at hear.

Here's a bit describing the VR world that a lot of Wonderland takes place in: For context, it's old files on a hard drive from when they first started building this VR platform.

. There was no cross-fade transition between scenes like a finished game would have now. Instead, the shot changed abruptly, and Clara blinked in the brighter light. Everything was silent. There was no ambient noise or an underlying soundtrack to accompany them through the world. Instead, she could hear the real-world sounds of Max's clothes as he shifted position on the couch and the kitchen tap dripping behind them.

[spaciireth]

Update: wrote about 100 words before realising that due to changes I've made to the start of the story, I might no longer need the scene I've been working on all week. 😅 Good thing my writing retreat starts tomorrow, sounds like I'm going to be doing some plot brainstorming.

[xfirefly9x]

Nicely done with the 100 words! Even if they don't quite fit now...

I hope the writing retreat has been helping. How's the plot brainstorming going?

[xfirefly9x]

All good! I've missed all days in terms of actually responding to my own posts so far. Though I have been doing bits of fiction writing in the background...

9-hour days are tough! Hope you got a decent break during that and after.

"Pantser at heart" - way too relatable. This is me as well. I would love to spend some time reading some more craft books for things like worldbuilding and story structure, though, and see if I can boost my skills. Maybe I'll see if there's enough interest to do that as a book club thing, a chapter or two a week til it's done? There are so many awesome books out there...

Love the snippet you provided. It feels so...real world with elements of VR hooking in but not quite there yet. The "dripping" kitchen tap in the background is such a great element in there, used really well for the contrast.