I don't know about anyone else, but I've always had a hard time writing when I'm not feeling well. The last few days haven't been good for my goal for that very reason. But I did manage to get at least a few pages done every day, and I'm feeling a lot better now. I'm planning on finishing Chapter Fifteen today, along with an outline of the rest of the book. It may seem strange to many of you that I don't have that outline done already, but this is a system that's worked really well for me. When I write the beginning of a book, I like to go without anything other than my general setting and character ideas and a general idea of where I want the book to go. Each chapter can go beyond my original thoughts and events can go in different directions than I planned. This is where I get a lot of my sub-plots and character development, and my stories end up a lot better for it. Halfway through, though, everything changes. I need to make an outline and follow it, though I still give myself a little leeway, so that I can make it to the end the way I want to and without running too long. Making a book longer is easy, but getting everything you want into a limited number of words can be pretty difficult.
Once I get the halfway-point outline finished, the book itself usually doesn't take much time to finish either. Hopefully that will be the case this time too.
Tomorrow, I will be posting the blurb for the Craftmaster, so check back!
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I write very similar to you. I usually know my main character, and maybe a couple others. I know the basic story line as well. However, sometimes I don't even know how I want the story to end until after I have started writing. Most of the time, I just start writing and then while I'm writing I just imagine what I want to happen and then I just write that down.
ReplyDeleteHowever, unlike you, I have had a setback in my writing for over a year. However, I plan to hop back on the horse starting in May.
And I can't wait to hear "the blurb" for Craftmaster. I'll definitely be checking back soon.
I'm sorry you're not feeling well - let me know if you need dinner or something... so I can read more book! =) (And because I love you) ;-)
ReplyDeleteI totally understand the creative block when not feeling so well. My children brought home something funky from school and passed it along to me. Suddenly, projects that would normally be a piece of cake have become a ridiculous uphill battle. Silliness. Hope you feel better, and can't wait for the 'blurb'.
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