I have a series blurb done. So my next step is to look at the blurb and figure out the logical steps that will have to occur in each novel to have it fall into place. So in order to do that I will do a mind map to get some ideas together after asking some questions. Like; if this happens what effects would happen here? Who would it affect? What causes this to happen? What could be lost? What could be gained? Who gets hurt the most? And so on. As many questions as I can think of to apply to the idea and pull out story arcs for each novel. The whole A+B=C routine with a few left hooks and upper-cuts to keep everyone guessing. This is going to be fun, but it will also take a while to complete.
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Things are coming together as I work through this lesson. I’m having to go back and strengthen what I’ve already written, like hot points and themes, but it is helping me to make a stronger story. My weak areas are being torn apart and stronger ideas are taking their place. I’m becoming more and more excited as I go through the HTWAS course because it is making me rethink many things and come closer to what I have envisioned. Filling out worksheets I’ve already completed because I finally ‘get it’ is a very small price to pay for being able to create the book I want to.
Alright, I’m off to do worksheet rewrites and finish the last two pages in this weeks course. Then on to week two. 😀
I found out something really awesome about, “The Sentence” and want to share it. I did all the prep work to get it for the first novel in the hope-to-be series of stand-alones. I was staring at it and “The Sentence” for the series. Then the thought hit me. I can do the “Points” for each of the things in the sentence and have multiple things to run on for the book that tie into one another and interconnect without killing the muse at the same time by keeping with the big stuff. By having the Sentence at the top of the page as I do each one the muse keeps that in perspective. It also allows for twists to follow easier. and sentence-lights to pop up and make plotting great with candy-bars ready to go. This way I don’t lose track of what is happening and it is consistent. As you can tell, I run off on tangents quite a bit. (I’m trying to avoid one now. 😛 )
I also was loosing track of what I had learned, but I re-read my entries here, to see if I was running around in circles like I was today and I became grounded here. Mind clutter really gets to me sometimes. I’m just happy I’ve been posting what I’ve been finding out so I can look back and say, “Oh, shoot, that’s what I learned.”
I now understand the quote, “How do I know what I am thinking if I do not write?” – Virginia Wolf
It’s more of a paraphrasing, really.
Anyway, on to getting the overall picture I want. Breaking it down into “TS” and then back to defining and deepening the components with clinics and courses.
I have to figure out the ‘why’ before I can get the ‘how’ to function. Anyone else like that?
Wow, just learned a whole bunch that has saved me a ton of heartache. I watched all of the “How To Write A Series” first week course. I found out that I need to write a stand-alone novel that hints at the broad themes and problems the series I want to create will handle. This is not a bad thing in the least. This piece of information made me re-think my first novel completely. I can have everything building in the background while the characters are dealing with the fallout that needs to occur before the big whammy falls into place in the following novels. It make sense. In today’s world, . . . Continue reading
I’m at “The Wild Bean”, here in Lewisburg, WV, partaking of their wi-fi services, awesome yuppie food, and great coffee. Who knew soy-corn-bean burgers could taste so yummy? Probably the folks who developed them, right? Anyway I’m downloading all the videos for “How to Write a Series” because my dial-up falls over dead each time I attempt it at home. Poor little thing. . . Continue reading
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