I did start writing last week. The first segment is written. I wanted to post at least one segment a day and then review them this weekend. If you've read the journal on my Unsuspected Depth website, however, you know that I've had trouble finding time to do so. Too many women in my life, I guess.

I did have an inspiration the other day for another primary character. He'll be the counterpart for Hannah. He doesn't have a name or much of a background yet. And no, he's not a potential mate for Hannah -- though perhaps a confidant and mentor. On second thought, that probably wouldn't work. He's more likely to be the center of the other side of the story. Television soap operas usually have two or three "core families" and whereas Hannah is the center of one set of intersecting storylines, this unnamed guy will probably be the focus of another. Might be interesting to have one of his exes get involved with Hannah's roommate...

hmmm....

If I didn't have a party to be at in two hours, I might do some more fleshing out of this guy. Could this be the inspiration that gets the story going? I want to have at least five segments written before I announce the url of the story. That way I'll be a bit ahead of the game.

Then again, maybe beating someone for the first time in almost 18 months (which I did Tuesday night) had something to do with being more inspired -- in which case going to a play party tonight, even though I don't plan to play, might provide even more inspiration. Check back soon!

I felt inspired last night. I thought "just start typing a story in and see where it goes."

I haven't yet, but I might later today. After all, at this point, no one knows where the story blog resides. I could start it, write for a week or so, and see if it's viable. Then if it sucks, delete it. If it's marginally acceptable, share the url.

One of my problems has always been over planning. Perhaps that is what has crippled this project: the idea that if I don't have everything precisely planned in advance, it won't work. That's antithetical to the blog philosophy, and somewhat to the soap opera genre. While a soap opera needs a "bible" before a company invests money in it's production, that's more to convince the network and producers it's worth the capital and to give the writers a reference tool. When you only have one writer and no start-up costs to speak of, what's the point? If this takes off, I'm sure there will be volunteers willing to chart the backstory of characters, etc. The bible can be made as it goes along.

Now it just needs inspiration of content and maybe, just maybe, this will happen after all.