This was originally going to be a comment in Lynn’s blog, but it got way out of hand so it’s going here (context: she asked about writing process).
My first thought is to type, “I haven’t quite nailed a process yet,” but I have a feeling that as I type about what I do, a fairly standard process may emerge. (more…)
Words
Lunch: 212
Home: 729
Total: 941
My wife is making me write when I get home tonight, so I’ll get more done. Most importantly, I managed to wrap up a scene that was driving me nuts and sorely tempting me to quit. I’m really excited about where the story is going, but this was one of those necessary downtimes that wasn’t terribly interesting to write. Hopefully it is more interesting to the reader than it is to me. I always have trouble with the parts that explain the mechanics of the world, because I already know how stuff works and it seems redundant as I’m writing it, but I know the reader will probably appreciate a little more technical information so it doesn’t seem like I’m just inventing magic and backstory as I go. I don’t mean to imply that there is no improvisation involved, but I spent a lot of time developing the world and I think the reader should be confident that they’ll be safe if they step into it.
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