Tag Archives: visiting the story site
Character accents: the deliberation
My first draft is complete. Plot’s in place, the right characters in the right spots, with the right objects. My visit to the story site provided lots of detail for the descriptive texture. I’m currently braiding contextual detail into the … Continue reading
Imagination shakes hands with reality.
I’ve written a complete first draft of a story set in a small town. I used my imagination, and a healthy dose of Google map to figure out the logistics. And then I decided to visit. What a weird trip. … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Uncategorized, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged creative mess, creative process, Goose Bay, Happy Valley, Happy Valley Goose Bay, janitor's approach, messy writer, visiting the setting, visiting the story site, writer as tool, writer's tools, writing process
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Smell the story
I’ve been working pretty hard on my latest project. Since January, I’ve logged 79,000 words on my latest YA novel. My goal was to have a complete first draft, ugly as a fairytale stepmother, done. Mission accomplished. I’ve written and … Continue reading
