I saw this on Kate's blog and since she said she tagged "everyone", I thought I would partake, assuming that I fall under the category of "everyone". :P
ALSO, our second book club post will be going up in just a couple days! Drew, Skylar and myself are going to share our thoughts on "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner. Look forward to that!
My writing process is different every day. I'm a busy student, okay? And it seems like as time goes on, my writing time becomes more and more varied which can sometimes take a toll on me. I'm looking forward to this summer especially in hopes that I can have some consistent writing time. I used to write for an hour or two every night in my room, most of days of the week. Lately it seems like when I'm home at night, I'm tired and watching netflix or scrounging the kitchen in the attempt to assemble a very, unique dinner seems to take priority over writing. I usually find time to read before falling asleep, but I don't trust myself to write on a sleepy brain.
But this is what USUALLY happens for me. See, I'm a big project person. Rarely do I write short stories or poems. All my thoughts seem to come in the form of full-blown novels. And those take a lot of time to assemble. Actually, writing the first draft is one of the easiest parts. It's the hours and hours of editing afterwards. Maybe if I didn't have to sleep, I could finish something of mine in a month.
When I get an idea, I write it down. (go figure.) Once the idea feels ripened enough to me, I formulate an outline and a character profile. Now when I say outline, I ain't talking about no, "first half second half" business. I write down the expected sequence for each chapter and then make it happen.
"Making it happen" is the easiest part for me. I'm not worrying about what sounds awkward or if this makes sense, I'm just spitting my idea out onto the page. At that rate, I generally can write one chapter a day. Although that doesn't seem to get done on Fridays and Saturdays. :) When I complete a draft, I try to let is sit for a week or two before beginning another blanket edit.
Then repeat that process five or six times.
But ya'll I'm SO excited because I'm currently going through what will hopefully be the last edit for my latest project before I look into contacting agents. I'll let you know more about the process as it comes along.
What is your writing process like? Do you have a set schedule, or is it more jumbled like mine? Let me know in the comments!
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A Peek At My Writing Process
I saw this on Kate's blog and since she said she tagged "everyone", I thought I would partake, assuming that I fall under the category of "everyone". :P
ALSO, our second book club post will be going up in just a couple days! Drew, Skylar and myself are going to share our thoughts on "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner. Look forward to that!
My writing process is different every day. I'm a busy student, okay? And it seems like as time goes on, my writing time becomes more and more varied which can sometimes take a toll on me. I'm looking forward to this summer especially in hopes that I can have some consistent writing time. I used to write for an hour or two every night in my room, most of days of the week. Lately it seems like when I'm home at night, I'm tired and watching netflix or scrounging the kitchen in the attempt to assemble a very, unique dinner seems to take priority over writing. I usually find time to read before falling asleep, but I don't trust myself to write on a sleepy brain.
But this is what USUALLY happens for me. See, I'm a big project person. Rarely do I write short stories or poems. All my thoughts seem to come in the form of full-blown novels. And those take a lot of time to assemble. Actually, writing the first draft is one of the easiest parts. It's the hours and hours of editing afterwards. Maybe if I didn't have to sleep, I could finish something of mine in a month.
When I get an idea, I write it down. (go figure.) Once the idea feels ripened enough to me, I formulate an outline and a character profile. Now when I say outline, I ain't talking about no, "first half second half" business. I write down the expected sequence for each chapter and then make it happen.
"Making it happen" is the easiest part for me. I'm not worrying about what sounds awkward or if this makes sense, I'm just spitting my idea out onto the page. At that rate, I generally can write one chapter a day. Although that doesn't seem to get done on Fridays and Saturdays. :) When I complete a draft, I try to let is sit for a week or two before beginning another blanket edit.
Then repeat that process five or six times.
But ya'll I'm SO excited because I'm currently going through what will hopefully be the last edit for my latest project before I look into contacting agents. I'll let you know more about the process as it comes along.
What is your writing process like? Do you have a set schedule, or is it more jumbled like mine? Let me know in the comments!
ALSO, our second book club post will be going up in just a couple days! Drew, Skylar and myself are going to share our thoughts on "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner. Look forward to that!
My writing process is different every day. I'm a busy student, okay? And it seems like as time goes on, my writing time becomes more and more varied which can sometimes take a toll on me. I'm looking forward to this summer especially in hopes that I can have some consistent writing time. I used to write for an hour or two every night in my room, most of days of the week. Lately it seems like when I'm home at night, I'm tired and watching netflix or scrounging the kitchen in the attempt to assemble a very, unique dinner seems to take priority over writing. I usually find time to read before falling asleep, but I don't trust myself to write on a sleepy brain.
But this is what USUALLY happens for me. See, I'm a big project person. Rarely do I write short stories or poems. All my thoughts seem to come in the form of full-blown novels. And those take a lot of time to assemble. Actually, writing the first draft is one of the easiest parts. It's the hours and hours of editing afterwards. Maybe if I didn't have to sleep, I could finish something of mine in a month.
When I get an idea, I write it down. (go figure.) Once the idea feels ripened enough to me, I formulate an outline and a character profile. Now when I say outline, I ain't talking about no, "first half second half" business. I write down the expected sequence for each chapter and then make it happen.
"Making it happen" is the easiest part for me. I'm not worrying about what sounds awkward or if this makes sense, I'm just spitting my idea out onto the page. At that rate, I generally can write one chapter a day. Although that doesn't seem to get done on Fridays and Saturdays. :) When I complete a draft, I try to let is sit for a week or two before beginning another blanket edit.
Then repeat that process five or six times.
But ya'll I'm SO excited because I'm currently going through what will hopefully be the last edit for my latest project before I look into contacting agents. I'll let you know more about the process as it comes along.
What is your writing process like? Do you have a set schedule, or is it more jumbled like mine? Let me know in the comments!
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Ha ha, my family knows that when I say, "Gotta write something down!" that really means, "SHHH, before I lose the idea!" I carry notebooks with me everywhere I go. And if for some bizarre reason I'm not able to carry a notebook, I bring my iPod and use the Notes app.
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Wow, I envy your discipline! I could never write an outline that detailed. It'd drive me bonkers. I like to be flexible with my outlines (if I even have an outline at all) so if I think of something better, I don't feel pressured to stick to it. I created an outline for my 2013 NaNoWriMo book (which I'm still working on now), and I was originally going to do this major plot twist that involved the main antagonist being the MC's father and the MC found out she was the secondary character's sister blah blah blah. But then as I was writing it, I figured out that the MC and secondary character would be MUCH better at being boyfriend/girlfriend than they would siblings, so I ditched the antagonist and created a new one. ;) But having an outline like yours seems like such a nice idea. Less likely to get writer's block, I bet. :P
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Ha ha, my family knows that when I say, "Gotta write something down!" that really means, "SHHH, before I lose the idea!" I carry notebooks with me everywhere I go. And if for some bizarre reason I'm not able to carry a notebook, I bring my iPod and use the Notes app.
ReplyDeleteWow, I envy your discipline! I could never write an outline that detailed. It'd drive me bonkers. I like to be flexible with my outlines (if I even have an outline at all) so if I think of something better, I don't feel pressured to stick to it. I created an outline for my 2013 NaNoWriMo book (which I'm still working on now), and I was originally going to do this major plot twist that involved the main antagonist being the MC's father and the MC found out she was the secondary character's sister blah blah blah. But then as I was writing it, I figured out that the MC and secondary character would be MUCH better at being boyfriend/girlfriend than they would siblings, so I ditched the antagonist and created a new one. ;) But having an outline like yours seems like such a nice idea. Less likely to get writer's block, I bet. :P