Thursday, March 11, 2010

You Have To "Scene" It To Believe It

Ok, so I know my whole story on my young adult paranormal. I have the characters, the setting, the major events, the beginning and the end. My journey thus far has been a lot of fun. I gave up trying to go from beginning to end. My mind just doesn't seem to work that way. I have a long-winded file filled with scenes, jumping around the pages like a Mexican jumping bean. My latest free-flowing thought process involves just dialogue. I put my characters in a setting with a general purpose and let them talk. It's amazing what comes out of their mouths. I've read about this way of writing, but even in my first novel, it didn't flow as fast as it is this time around. I figure when my characters are done talking, done putting their two cents in the pot, that is when I will start connecting the dots. I'm not in a rush anymore and I would venture to guess that is probably the biggest reason why my characters are willing to share their lives with me...Seth, Dani, Justin, Dirk, I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

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