Writing Process: Plotting
Drawing from the Well It's been a long month with little completed writing. As of now, Book III is at 59,431 words, only 2,420 words more than a month ago. I'm not pleased. I'm out of the habit and practice and, frankly, making some excuses. There's more to come, but...
The Cutting Room Floor
Drawing from the Well It's been a great week-plus of writing for me. All the character profiles are done (plus I figured out a better way to approach one piece of them for the future, so, yay!). With that behind me, we are back in the drafting world and it feels good....
When Does the Sweet Spot Matter?
Drawing from the Well The last month has been, well, it's been something else. It's personal and I'm not going into it as that's not the point of this blog. Suffice it to say that life had its way with me but now I'm back. To that end, I'm jumping back into writing. I...
The Perils of Underwriting
Drawing from the Well The last week saw some serious progress on character profiles. I'm now past halfway on the side character profiles which gets me that much closer to returning to drafting. That said, creating these brief pictures into even the side characters is...
Looking Ahead at 2022
Drawing from the Well Writing these last three weeks has been thin, as it has been the last two months since the end of NaNoWriMo. That said, the last couple of days, I've made a lot of progress. I finished all the major character profiles and took a huge bite out of...