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My Writing Process @phettehollins | #3dchicks
Notebooks Galore
Creativity hits me several times a day. I can see something while I’m out and about, overhear a conversation, or be involved in a conversation, hear a funny line & say “I’ma put that in my script.” I say that a lot.
When this happens and if I’m away from home, I write a note in my Memo app or in Evernote. If I am home, I decide if the “idea” already has its own notebook. If it does, I write it in there. If not, I break the idea down even more. If the idea needs its own notebook, I designate one.
I have notebooks for everythang. I have one that’s primarily for my brand. I have one where I outline blog posts, jot down ideas in a hurry; it’s a catch all book, and also the book I used to outline this post. 🙂
Other than that, each project has its own notebook.
Once it’s in the notebook, then I brainstorm, free-write whatever comes to mind, organically & naturally, about the characters, the story, or whatever. I do this for as long as the creativity flows. And when it’s done, it’s done. I absolutely do not force it. I step away for a day or so and re-visit, if necessary.
Next, I look to see if there’s enough information for a story…which there usually is. To rephrase, the real question is: What type of story does the information yield? A short story, a novel, novella, a series? You can always add, takeaway, or do whatever your heart desires. That’s the beauty of writing and story telling. When there’s a will, there’s a medium. 🙂
A Beginning, Middle, and an End
This is an example of how I separate my story. This one is blank because, it just so happens that, this particular story came to me so quickly that I actually wrote the entire story in a day. No outline. No nothing.
From here, I just write the story to the end, without looking back until I’m ready to edit. I do not edit as I go. I repeat, DO NOT EDIT AS YOU GO! It drastically slows down the process. Took me 2 years to write my second book, because I was obsessing over stuff. Just write it. You’re welcome!
- Edit
- Proofread
- Edit summore
- Proofread
- Proofread summore
- Publish
HAPPY WRITING!!!
Writers’ manifesto for 2017 – take your imagination seriously
A lucky turn of the radio dial this week and I got a real treat: the Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine interviewing Brian Eno. The whole piece is worth listening to, but this exchange particularly caught me.
Vine was trying to pin down what made some of Eno’s collaborators so special – David Bowie, David Byrne, Bryan Ferry. He said this: they all had ‘a different quality of imagination’.
And Eno replied: ‘I think everyone has much more imagination than they give themselves credit for. But the difference is that some people take their imaginations seriously.’
Yes. One thousand per cent.
Today, I’d planned another kind of post. Usually my new year kick-off is publishing options for twenty-whatever. I began to write it. I realised as I did that not much had changed. What I’d say for 2017 is much the same as I’d said in 2016. And…
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#WritingTips: The Importance of Character When Plotting Your Novel #thecreativepenn #3chicksbooks
It’s impossible to talk about plotting your novel without discussing character as the two are inevitably intertwined throughout your book. I also don’t believe there should be any difference between genres, as character is just as important in genre thrillers or romance as it is in literary fiction.
However, it’s important not to get too hung up on the order in which you have your ideas, as each author starts with different elements of a story at different times
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/12/23/writing-character-plot/
Bloodhound Books open for submissions!
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Bloodhound Books is open for submissions of new fiction for a limited time!
We specialise in the fiction we know best and love most. That includes; grit lit, crime fiction, suspense, mystery, domestic noir and psychological thrillers and chillers.
If you write non fiction, young adult, children’s, sci-fi, erotica or romance, we are not the best publisher for you.
We only accept submissions electronically via email. All submissions should include;
· The first 20 pages of the manuscript
· A synopsis of your work (no more than 1500 words)
· A cover letter telling us about you and your writing career to date
You can send all of the above as email attachments in either Word or PDF format.
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Finding Your Story, or How to Get out of the Dark Wood When You’re Lost #3chicksbooks
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“In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself, in a dark wood, where the direct way was lost. It is a hard thing to speak of, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood was …”—Dante
Have you ever been really, truly lost?
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How to identify you storys premise (GuestPost) #3chicksbooks
A high-concept premise can make or break your book—but not in the way you might think. It’s not enough just to come up with a cool idea for your book. You also have to make it work on every single page. Otherwise, no matter how cool it is, it quickly becomes the wrong premise. The key to solving this problem before it even gets started is learning how to identify your story’s premise—and more specifically the most important aspect of that premise—right out of the gates
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-identify-your-storys-premise/
How to Make Readers Deeply Connect to Your Characters. Via @janefriedman #3chicksbooks
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Today’s guest post is an excerpt from Hack Your Reader’s Brain by novelist Jeff Gerke (@JeffGerke).
There is one secret ingredient to crafting a novel that readers will read from beginning to end. All the other elements are important and necessary, but they play supporting roles to this one
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