Time for the slightly late Project Atoll update number
2! What has happened in the past month
and how have I been spending my time? Well
I had a holiday last week, but the biggest announcement this month is that I’ve
finally decided on a (working) title
for the story. After a lot of thought
and deliberation, with several thousand possibilities fighting it out for the
honour in a battle to the death, it has been decided. Without further ado, I give you (until I freak out and change it) the
title:
Those Paths We Walk
Yes, the (working)
title of Project Atoll is ‘Those Paths We Walk’ and I’m pleased with it. You may be thinking to yourself ‘Gee,
originality much’ or ‘Could you be anymore cliché’ or maybe even ‘Dammit
Robbie, you beyond suck’ but for me, the title fits well. I’m not trying to convey some sort of magical
world filled with witches and demons where all sorts of unbelievable incidents
occur. Instead, I’m writing a story that
follows three protagonists as they deal with their lives and the potential
problems that can occur as a result of their very human choices. Sometimes, the paths they take converge and
they can work together and are there for each other but they are often forced
to face their demons alone but, just like us all, they are always moving
forward…hence the title.
So, there you go.
Love it or hate it, that’s the title (for now). So what else has
happened over the past month? Well, I’ve
been concentrating (still) on
expanding the storyline and fleshing out the key events. This has turned the previous two and a half
pages of overview into ten and a half pages and I’m not even halfway through
the story yet either. Previously, all I
was doing was writing down key events that I wanted to happen in the correct order,
to get an idea of how the story was going to proceed. Now, I’ve been concentrating on expanding
what happens in each of these key events e.g. highlighting potential motions
and actions or deciding the topics that will be discussed: just adding some
detail in general.
Although it isn’t script just yet (minus what I’ve already wrote), it’s getting closer and I’m starting
to get a picture of what the characters will be doing in each scene and the end
results. Once I’ve completed this round
of writing, my next move is to expand it further and add in non-plot related
scenes to flesh out the characters and the story as well as inject a little bit
of humour into it. Then, if it’s good
enough, I can start writing the actual script.
It’s a long process but I want to make sure it’s done well right from
the start.
Annoyingly, due to how I’m writing it, I can’t really reveal
that much as they are all key incidents and it could spoil the story for
you. What I can tell you though is that
I’ve finalised the timeframe of the story: 7 months. So, that’s it from this month’s update. As usual, feedback is very welcome. See you Sunday.
