but then also really wanting to eat ice cream and catch up on 24…
Hitting a wall when drafting…
Things have been moving along pretty well with my WIP, then all of a sudden…
I had to stop drafting and go back and re-plot because my story was getting oh so predictable. Pretty bad if you’re trying to write a mystery!
Okay, back to drafting…
Powering through my first draft…
When drafting evolves
So I decided to go ahead and start on the Contemporary I had plotted out. Great story, but more importantly, I was already loving my characters and their tragic childhoods.
I started writing, but the things is, it evolved into a mystery, which then changed the character motivations, which then completely changed the backgrounds, which then completely changed the characters, which means… TOTALLY starting over!
But this new story seems to be flowing easier. I just need to work more on my new characters because I still want to save “those” characters for this contemporary that I know I’ll write one day. But not today. Today shall be a mysterious mystery with some kissing. Because kissing is super important for mysteries.
Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone!
And time to get started on drafting my new baby!
How to decide what to write next…
Since I finished revising my YA book and started the query process… I’ve had the hardest time focusing on my next story.
It feels strange to leave my “friends” that I know so well and start up with someone new. It’s also hard to pull my head out of that world. Those back stories that I crafted, but will probably never tell. Character idiosyncrasies that I find endearing.
But then, I remembered what my old professor told me:
So I started a story… then I started another story… the problem is now I just can’t seem to choose between them. Which one should I flesh out first?
Regardless of how my journey to publication evolves, I’ve discovered the joy of losing myself in a story of my own making. It’s an addiction I don’t think I’ll ever be able to shake.
Destiny Cole 