hero Archive
Today, I had a productive morning, thanks to an extra hour to write with the rest of the family not waking up yet. I got over 1000 words written (not great for an hour and a half, but not bad …
For some reason, the words would not flow today. It was a frustrating change from the last few days. Yesterday, by first day back at home, the non-fiction words went well. And last time I worked on the Book 1 …
Today was my last morning of writing from my quarantine room – hopefully for the foreseeable future. I am so excited to get out of here and back to my home and usual routine – not to mention my usual …
This morning, I completed a short (<1000 words) scene in one sitting. It was just a short interaction between my hero and a throwaway character to highlight one of the problems she’s facing and reveal some of her character, but …
Yesterday, I finished the coaching review assignment as well as some work on the outline of the next chapter of my non-fiction, writing on a train. I was decently happy with the progress, especially since it was a work day …
A little more than half of those new scenes actually came at the airport days ago, when I was traveling home, but I did get through three today, finishing up with the midpoint of the story. While it’s a little …
In terms of scene progress, my hero has accepted the call and the group is approaching its first challenging escape. The trick with these scenes is that my hero is the weakest member of the group but I still have …
With a little help from a second writing session yesterday and a long one this morning, I have rounded out my cast of heroes, villains, and significant figures in the world, as they relate to this story. I think I …
Now that I have a few major plot points, I am trying to fill in the intervening scenes. As I think of each one, I am trying to picture what might happen and make sure that each scene is worth …
Today, I continued working on my list of scenes, mostly focusing on the conclusion scene and the action around that point. My plan is to set up a few tent pole/turning point scenes throughout the book based on the progress …