Pernell Rogers – Writer

Archive for June, 2021

Hello all! I’m was so happy to jump back to finishing my novel, however, it was short-lived. I added a closing scene, something I thought was the climax of the story, only to find out I had many, many unanswered questions still dangling. The ending I had planned on wasn’t sufficient (actually it was anti-climactic), and I haven’t written a word since.

This is the first time this has happened to me, and it’s heartbreaking. I stare at the story, not knowing where to go for days on end. I created a notepad file, which explains what I have at the moment, all those dangling unanswered questions. It is another small document I stare at daily. But then something happened.

The Conjouring Part 3 is out on HBOMax right now, and I decided to watch the entire Conjouring Universe, in order. I’ve only seen The Nun and Annabelle in the past. I have to admit they are creepy movies, but they made me examine why I ended my story at that certain point. There is more that can be discussed and explained which may help tie up those loose ends. With that, I finally started composing a synopsis for the next beat in the scene (I’ve paused Annabelle so I could compose the beat and write this post). Once it’s complete, another chapter needs to be written (maybe two) to bring a real end to the story. After 10 days of staring at two documents, I can finally begin writing again!

Hello all! Finally, finally, finally! I’ve finally finished with this round of revisions for my new collection of stories. This last story was a bear since I had to create so much more material. From +12000 words to +17500 words, a big increase. Developing the many new scenes did not come easy. I’ll see how they read in 2-3 months when I start my next round of revisions for the collection.

Six months ago, I abandoned work on my novel to create this new collection. Now, I’ll be going back to my novel once more to finish it. One of the best parts is that I’ll have to reread the last portion so I can find out where I left off. Not only does it replant the story in my mind, but it will also act as a revision of sorts. Once the novel is finished, I have a new story waiting.

This new story will be part of my first series, and is based on the story ‘An Unexpected Evil’. I’ve been told that there could be much more to the story since I left so many open plotlines. It will be a challenge, but I’m up to it.

Hello all. My revisions have slowed for one of my longer stories. After reading through the third draft, I found I rushed the ending. There was plenty more for my protagonist to explore.

Now, this revision has become similar to writing a first draft. Although it’s not a plot hole, it requires me to jump back inside his head and let me experience what he encounters during his journey. Each new encounter requires me to come up with fresh, new paragraphs which always slow me down.

However, on the good side, this story started out being +12000 words. Now it’s +15000 words, so I’m making progress. I’m ready to revise my next story, but I must finish this one first.