Welp. I'm prepped. I mean, I can't think of anything else I need to do aside from "start writing." I've made a scene-by-scene outline. I've collected my visuals and notes. I've made character worksheets and story circles. I'm ready for it to be November. Only, it's not November. I do have another project I need… Continue reading #preptober number 3: eleven days to go
Tag: on writing
Preptober #1: Sixteen days to go
Just like there's no one right way to do Nanowrimo, there's no one right way to prepare for it. There are checklists, prompts, and worksheets available, but I've worked out a method of my own to get ready this year. This year's Nanowrimo project is my third attempt to write a music-based romance: Continuo, the… Continue reading Preptober #1: Sixteen days to go
How to Write an Ending That Feels Complete
This essay was originally posted to the Dreamwidth community Get Your Words out on May 27, 2019. Small edits have been made. Endings. Oof. It's been quite a week for them, hasn't it? To be honest, I halfway want to just point you all to "Endings Are Not Stoppings" by Chuck Wendig and call it… Continue reading How to Write an Ending That Feels Complete
Writing a Serial (when you haven’t finished it yet)
This essay was originally posted to the writing community Get Your Words Out on March 29, 2019. Small edits have been made. I'll be speaking from my own experience of writing and publishing a serialized novel, Fidele*. I'll also refer to other well-known series for examples, the Harry Potter series and A Song of Ice… Continue reading Writing a Serial (when you haven’t finished it yet)
Plotting using seven plot points
This essay was originally posted to the writing community Get Your Words Out on Feb. 26, 2019. Small edits have been made. When it comes to plotting methods, there are as many examples as there are writers. I've played around with numerous methods over the years, trying to find one that works for me, and… Continue reading Plotting using seven plot points
Nanowrimo prep: choosing a plot
I have a dilemma. I am torn between two plots. Both are within my genre, the m/m romance. Story A, I think will be more of the New Adult variety--I may even try first person POV!--Story B is about concerns of an older generation, like failed marriages and starting over. Both started out as anthology… Continue reading Nanowrimo prep: choosing a plot
the big list of next
. . . is what I’ve been calling my plans for the year. The big list of next looks like this: March: Cartography for Beginners rough draft. April-May: the movie rough draft June-July: Arcana rough and editing August-Sept-October: Editing Cartography for Beginners November: Nanowrimo (next SF ‘verse story) December: REST!!! maybe write some fic. Though… Continue reading the big list of next
happy endings, truth and other ponderables
This entry at Smart Bitches about why happy endings are considered inferior has reminded me of the struggle I’m having with The Movie, and I thought I’d repost something I wrote in another blog here. My subconscious is working on the movie even when I’m not actively thinking about it. Case in point: This morning… Continue reading happy endings, truth and other ponderables