Back in Dublin
So I got back last Thursday. I took a couple of days off the book because I'd kind of ground to a halt with it and felt that a few days away would either send me running back with re-kindled enthusiasm, or see me dropping the project altogether.
The latter happened. It just doesn't light my fire, float my boat, get my mojo working or any of the other things that a writing project should do. Bottom line: I've got too much going on. The plot is simply too big, too complex. It's Dickensian in its size, but, er, not Dickensian in any other respect. So, sadly, it's going in the 'drawer' for now. Instead, I'm turning my attention to Hall of Mirrors, the short story podcast that will begin very shortly in The Bonus Track feed.
I spent yesterday - a wet bank holiday Monday here in Dublin - working on 'Trolls'. This is the third story I've groomed for the podcast, having decided that the first two choices were ultimately not right for a first episode. But 'Trolls' is. It's going to be a big one - bigger than average, but then, start big, get small. Which is like a family motto in our house.
Will I come back to my abandoned second novel? No, not this one. But I have some ideas for something less complicated also set in Spain. And the idea floats my boat too... which is nice.
In the meantime, we have Hall of Mirrors, so keep an eye on your Bonus Track feed, dudes and dudettes.
BFN
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