Ignition!

[deborahjross]

I don't write a lot of short fiction these days, but when I do, I remember how much fun they are. I've had a story in the almost-ready stage for awhile now, and have been wrestling with a few details, mostly names of places that feel right for the culture and aren't alphabet-soup made-up words.

One name came to me in the shower last night. Normally I take really short showers and don't stand there cogitating. This was lightning-strike time. Once I had that name, everything else fell into place. Now all I have to do is nestle the names into their proper places, one more go-through and it should be done!

I'm immensely pleased.

Comments

[lingster1.livejournal.com]

I can understand that! I often find I can't make progress in a story until I get the names right. It's sometimes better just to call the character "XXX" than to saddle them with what I feel is the wrong name.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

Placeholder names can be useful, but eventually they have to go...or maybe not. Occasionally the "working title" version has such charm, it infects the rest of the story.