This is awesome advice! Occasionally I put character backstory into a different file. I might use it, I might not, but at least I let it out of my head and it often helps a great deal. 🙂
Characters
The Characters Within A Book
“The characters within a book were, from a certain point of view, identical on some fundamental level ‒ there weren't any images of them, no physical tangibility whatsoever. They were pictures in the reader's head, constructs of imagination and ideas, given shape by the writer's work and skill and the reader's imagination. Parents, of a … Continue reading The Characters Within A Book
Editing & Earl Grey
Good writers know when their story is finished. We don't question it; we just instinctively know "This is where to stop." and often times, we're satisfied with that. What do you do when your story is still being told and you're magnetically pulled to keep on writing? I'm ass deep in alligators on this rewrite. … Continue reading Editing & Earl Grey
“Who Are You?”
A few days ago a family member offered to read my new manuscript. It was a very "Alice In Wonderland" moment. I damn near said "Whooo Are YOU?" and everything, just like the caterpillar asks Alice. I turned my face to the right, in utter mortification. "I can be objective." was their argument. Um, I'd … Continue reading “Who Are You?”
Page After Page
In less than a month, I've written over 220,000 words. Does that sound like a lot? It is. To do it in such a short period of time is a testament to me pushing myself to write every single day, and not to give up when I've felt stuck. Even if I only managed one … Continue reading Page After Page
If You Can Tell Stories…
I disagree. If it didn't matter how you write, every idiot who thinks they're the next J.K. Rowling would be published. Bookstores would be overrun with poorly written material that some idiot behind a desk thought would make money, as opposed to truly believing in a story or the author behind it. Writing is a … Continue reading If You Can Tell Stories…
Writers Must Be Fair…
In many respects, this is true. While I don't look at Stephen King as the end all-be all for writing or how to write, I do think he has many valid points.
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 