What’s Next?
So the Black Girl Next Door in production has brought me face to face with a new, pressing and terrifying question: What’s the next project?
The short answer is that I’m not exactly sure.
I think that I have another memoir in me and could envision writing it.
I have had an idea for a novel rattling around in my head for a few years and have actually written more than a few pages.
I have a few narrative non-fiction ideas, mainly historically informed works. But the challenge is that I have lost my taste for scholarly banter and wonder if that kind of work would pull me back into it.
The question of what’s next is also a matter of the shape of my livelihood (nearing tail end of a divorce.)
So, here I sit, face to face with this question that seems more pressing by the day.
I’m going to work on some divorce-related papers tomorrow and turn my mind and spirit to this question on Monday.
Hey,
March 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pmI hear ya. “What’s next” constantly haunts, inspires, and sometimes depresses me. Indeed, once you go into the scholarly genre academic voices and cautionary statements begin to haunt imaginative and writerly processes. I’m sure the trick lies in imagining different audiences. But saying it is one thing and actualizing it is another. Who knows. I’ll get back to you when I figure this one out…lol….I do think you’re on you’re way to creating a positive and affirming audience. I’ve never left a meeting with you and not felt inspired to think outside the box about academics, life, and business. It’s the beginning of a new project, so it’s natural that things are a bit hazy right now. Just be patient and have some faith. Just like the forthcoming book came to you, so too will this next project surface and capture your imagination. (Also, consider thinking, drafting, and editing in different environments: I use Mindmaps for thinking, Scrivener for drafting, and Word for final edits.). Good luck with the other situation. Abrazos. –C