Fantastic, Sarah! It's so good that you're getting to know your characters as well as you can. The better you know them and their motivations, the easier the writing will be. I find this novel-writing business such an act of faith in the process. I can plan, plan, plan, but some pieces just don't reveal themselves until they're ready. I spent about 6 months planning and thinking before I jumped into any form of a manuscript, and it still surprises me every day. Keep going!
Thanks Maria - your encouragement has been greatly appreciated and welcomed!
It feels very stop start with things at the moment, with some other stuff going on. Life, hey!
I joined a talk with Daisy Buchanan a couple of weeks ago and she gave some great advice about just putting the characters in the action, and then letting them figure things out. So I’ve been trying that - sometimes it works, and sometimes less so, but it’s quite good fun!
Fantastic, Sarah! It's so good that you're getting to know your characters as well as you can. The better you know them and their motivations, the easier the writing will be. I find this novel-writing business such an act of faith in the process. I can plan, plan, plan, but some pieces just don't reveal themselves until they're ready. I spent about 6 months planning and thinking before I jumped into any form of a manuscript, and it still surprises me every day. Keep going!
Thanks Maria - your encouragement has been greatly appreciated and welcomed!
It feels very stop start with things at the moment, with some other stuff going on. Life, hey!
I joined a talk with Daisy Buchanan a couple of weeks ago and she gave some great advice about just putting the characters in the action, and then letting them figure things out. So I’ve been trying that - sometimes it works, and sometimes less so, but it’s quite good fun!