This week proved to be productive for me but not as productive as I had planned or would have liked. I made a few big discoveries about my protag and a secondary character. The secondary character is becoming larger for me and getting quite interesting. I'm not going to worry about her overpowering the MC for now, as I am doing mostly stream-of-consciousness exercises, no solid plotting.
Alan Watt's book 90-day Novel is helpful, thus far. His approach and simple exercises (questions, really) have helped me open up to the page. I've been working on my paranormal novel for some time and need to continue doing more free writing to understand my characters' motivations and desires better.
I mixed things up this week to see how my thoughts and ideas reveal themselves writing by hand versus clicking away at my keyboard. There is something about putting pen to paper for me that just feels good and natural. You can do it while sitting in the dentist office, too. :) I also feel good and connected when using my keyboard... I'm going to continue switching it up and comparing.
Week 2 Goals
My plan is to stick with Watt's exercises and be more productive during Week 2. I know these are not very specific goals, but this is what is going to work for me at the moment. (Love ROW80!)
3 comments:
As long as your progress is measureable, you're good. Keep working!
Alan Watt's book sounds interesting.
Sounds like you've done great progress on your characters. Well done!
Any creativity is good creativity. Good luck! Glad you're digging the 90 Day Book. I have a hard time with Books On Writing in general, but this one sounds good.
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