usually I start vaguely plotting the stories and usually at some point I'm like okay I really want to write this scene in particular LOL which ends up making the decision for me 😂 good luck with making your choice hehe
Oh man, I have no tips because this is one of the biggest things I struggle with. I love that both ideas are giving you the opportunity to do something slightly new (focusing on a different class of person or a new tone/atmosphere). I'd love to see you write the atmospheric angsty one. Best of luck with it!
I have thousands of ideas written down in Word docs. Some are a few pages in length and some are a sentence. I hadn’t had this problem either until the story I’m writing now. I had no clue. I tried a couple of ideas before I settled on the one I’m currently writing, which is a portal romantasy. I HIGHLY recommend Sarra Cannon’s video on choosing what to write next. It’s probably from a couple of years ago at least, but it was VERY helpful.
Could you work on the outlines for both and then make your choice? It would give you a chance to explore both of them more and perhaps make a better choice. Both sound like excellent options for you but if you really just want to choose one or the other then I'd go with the moody one for two reasons: the setting is a character (Awesome!) and it seems like it would be the most different from what you've done before and could give a nice change of pace. You can't go wrong with either one though.
Flip a coin. If you're happy with the result, write that one. If you're disappointed, write the other one. The last time I had trouble deciding, I started working on prewriting for all of them. Starting with the logline, the blurb, the characters, and working my way toward being ready to start drafting. Eventually, there was one I was always the most eager to work on. (Admittedly this is a lot less work if you're me and don't do full outlines.)
Hauntingly angsty working class Regency clergyman romance? 🤣 As to your question, I end up writing the one that a) I think about all the time (walking to the gym, doing the dishes, etc.) and b) I can get into the flow with when I sit down to type. So. That's not helpful. Good luck! 🤣
Have you read the Sons of Somerset series (a Regency centered around the working class/farmer gentlemen) by Deborah M. Hathaway? I liked the first book in the series best, but it could give you a few ideas.
usually I start vaguely plotting the stories and usually at some point I'm like okay I really want to write this scene in particular LOL which ends up making the decision for me 😂
good luck with making your choice hehe
I try to assess if one particular idea needs to be written NOW. So maybe it's particularly relevant to where I am in this moment, that sort of thing.
Good point! I think the cozy, small town might fit that best...
Oh man, I have no tips because this is one of the biggest things I struggle with. I love that both ideas are giving you the opportunity to do something slightly new (focusing on a different class of person or a new tone/atmosphere). I'd love to see you write the atmospheric angsty one. Best of luck with it!
Today I'm really feeling the angst-ridden story, but yesterday I was really getting into the idea of a small town setting...so we'll see 😜
I have thousands of ideas written down in Word docs. Some are a few pages in length and some are a sentence.
I hadn’t had this problem either until the story I’m writing now. I had no clue. I tried a couple of ideas before I settled on the one I’m currently writing, which is a portal romantasy.
I HIGHLY recommend Sarra Cannon’s video on choosing what to write next. It’s probably from a couple of years ago at least, but it was VERY helpful.
Could you work on the outlines for both and then make your choice? It would give you a chance to explore both of them more and perhaps make a better choice. Both sound like excellent options for you but if you really just want to choose one or the other then I'd go with the moody one for two reasons: the setting is a character (Awesome!) and it seems like it would be the most different from what you've done before and could give a nice change of pace. You can't go wrong with either one though.
Flip a coin. If you're happy with the result, write that one. If you're disappointed, write the other one.
The last time I had trouble deciding, I started working on prewriting for all of them. Starting with the logline, the blurb, the characters, and working my way toward being ready to start drafting. Eventually, there was one I was always the most eager to work on. (Admittedly this is a lot less work if you're me and don't do full outlines.)
Hauntingly angsty working class Regency clergyman romance? 🤣 As to your question, I end up writing the one that a) I think about all the time (walking to the gym, doing the dishes, etc.) and b) I can get into the flow with when I sit down to type. So. That's not helpful. Good luck! 🤣
hahahaha hey, the HAWCRC romance could be the new thing 😅
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i'm actually looking for the answer to that question :)
Yeah I'm no help because like when I last had this problem, (about 15/20 years ago) my solution was to write both... yeah not helpful! 😅😂
Any way to mash them together?
Maybe! The atmosphere I have in mind for each is pretty different, but we'll see what my brain comes up with in the next few months 😅
Have you read the Sons of Somerset series (a Regency centered around the working class/farmer gentlemen) by Deborah M. Hathaway? I liked the first book in the series best, but it could give you a few ideas.
I've not! But I'll add it to my TBR. Thanks for the rec!