prewriting Archive
This process of playing the scenes in my head and making notes about them feels tedious and slow – not because the scenes themselves are tedious, but because I am terrified that I am not doing it “right” and am …
I finished the last of the maps that I had intended to draw today, so now, I’m on to my last step before the actual writing. This is from 2k to 10k, but after the maps, and memorizing character details, …
Today, I gave shape to my capital city with a map of the city and castle. It’s pretty rudimentary, but good enough for my purposes. I had been facing some resistance over this map drawing phase, since I’ve never done …
Today I thought I would whip through my maps, but not so. As I was drawing the kingdom for my story, I realized how little I knew about the relative placement of cities, rivers, and roads. When I wrote my …
Today, I wrote the main event timeline for my story, including significant events leading up to the inciting incident, as well as how the story plays out. It turns our that, at least as of this time, it takes place …
I really like my midpoint setting for this story. It is a Mont-San-Michel type fortress island, which creates a tight space for the action while also being a breathtaking and awe-inspiring setting (I hope), so I am looking forward to …
Today, I worked on a few simple sketches of locations that will host my initial scenes. I want to get an idea of the feel of the place and the general organization, so that I can describe it from my …
In my last post, I thought I was nearly ready to start writing again, but then I realized I had not yet filled in practically any of the details about my characters or the settings they would be in. I …
OK, so I’m going to be flipping back and forth between fiction and non-fiction and for now, at least, I’m going to try to rewrite Heir to Ruin but keeping things simpler and more upbeat. I’m only going to focus …
Yesterday, after writing my daily update, I got some extra time and went back to finish the scene then write the outline for my next one, thinking that I would get right into the writing this morning. But I’d forgotten …