Writing With Inspiration

Heyo,

So today was a normal day, nothing crazy like the past weekend schedule. This Monday actually made me very happy, because I could simply do what I needed to do. So way-to-go first Monday of 2015 you are cool, guess this year is hip enough to stay.

I even started editing my novel today *cue Melissa rashly reading and shaking her head in horror* I will be honest it is pretty bad. Not even sure that it can be called a novel or real a book yet. Still in the words-on-a-page stage. Still I am super happy to be working on it, because even baby steps are good as long as it is forward...So specifically I am pulling two Nanowrimo projects into one and this is tough. Mostly because it is written from two perspectives and I am screwing with the timeline. Here are a few things that have helped me create enough order to work midst chaos.

Characters

Get those pesky people to stay on plot and still have personality. I interview on paper, I give a full work-up in notebooks and then have my sister 'talk' to them. It helps. Each person is complex and I want that to come across on a page.

Time

It is okay to mess with time. I was afraid of it for awhile because the books I read had done it so well. Ultimately I decided to do it because it so much fun to read even if it is a pain to write. Adding the interest and complexity was worth it.

Outlines

Are a perfect life saver. Seriously outline the soul out of your story, what doesn't kills it makes it stronger.

NO-THINKING

Stop thinking about it, no words are perfect let something go, until you can rewrite it or simply be content. No body's perfect this is only a (my) second draft. There will be many more. Don't. You. Worry.


Back to writing feels so good, what have you been doing? Hopefully happy Monday things.

I can not believe I wrote that sentence.

<3 Lissa