Comment from yesterday's post Great Doubt. Great Faith. Great Effort:"This is one of my biggest struggles. I have faith in myself and my story, but I have a hard time finding the energy to actually write. Any tips on dealing with this?"The comment came anonymously, so my answer won't appear personal.Your lack energy for your writing is like a character who resists the call to adventure. Resistance generally comes from one or more of the following character profile traits (each of which has the …
Great Doubt, Great Faith, Great Effort
The final plot phone consultation of '08 illustrated to me how thirsty we writers are for support and someone to believe in us. A writer with an incredible gift for dialog and in collaboration with an accomplished illustrator is creating a graphic surfer girl novel for middle grade. The plot rocks, the protagonist feisty, the setting unique, the father-daughter issues universal, the theme significant. The problem? Somehow along the way the writer lost energy for the story. The longer we chatted …
DECEMBER: INTERNATIONAL PLOT WRITING MONTH
What: Craft a draft of your work into a novel, memoir, screenplay in a month’s time.Who: Anyone who has written a draft of a novel, memoir, or screenplay and is now ready to craft the project into a coherent piece worthy of publication.Why: The first draft of any writing project is considered the generative phase. The muse is often responsible for much of the generative phase. The writer acts as a conduit and allows the inspiration to come through onto the page. The generative phase is all about …
December: International Plot Writing Month
Have a draft of your book? Wondering, now what?Follow me here everyday for tips and tricks and inspiration beginning Dec. 1st.No writing required.It's a time to analyze what you have and brainstorm for an effortless draft two in January '09. …
Plot Tips for NaNoWriMo Writers
30 days hath November. I fear pulling out my tricky little formula for determining the parameters of your story. Before you groan in disgust, I know, I know. Horrors that I deem it necessary to reduce the creative process to a mathematical equation. Hey, I'm just trying to help. You want to get to the end of the month with some semblence of a story, don't you? I don't expect those natural born story tellers would visit this site anyway. But, for you writers who are looking for tricks and tips to …
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