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I read some great books during my time away: the Al Capone series by Gennifer Choldenko and Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator by Jennifer Allison (MG books you’ll love!); Tagged, a great YA book by Diane C. Mullen; Home by Harlen Coben; The Crossing by Michael Connelly; and Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks.
I read a number of other books as well, actually stacks of them, but the above come to mind in a blink.
When I wasn’t reading, writing, or editing, I was
painting. Sometimes on canvas, sometimes on wood, sometimes on metal. I had
emotions to get out and managed it with both the printed word and paint.
Currently, I have two novel-length works battling for
attention in my brain. My solution? I’m working on the preliminaries for each.
I’m drafting rough chapter/plot outlines and character sketches with GMC’s clearly
stated and very thorough character charts. I’m also drawing a few maps of
fictional towns covered in the novels, blueprints for houses (filled with art and furniture) so that once I get around to writing the novels, I’ll know where
a character is at when he or she is tiptoeing through a house or neighborhood.
Realistically, once I’ve got all this info down, and once I know the characters so deeply that I even know what their favorites of just about everything are and what they think about their toenails, putting the actual novels together will go a little smoother than it would go without these assists. Revising will be the brow-sweating task––it always is.
I’m not planning on writing both novels at the same
time. I have faith that one novel, or one character from either, will eventually
tug at my heart and the recesses of my brain more than the others. That’s the
one I will trust to help me plow ahead to those wonderful words, The End.
And if that doesn’t work, you know what they say––fake it until you make it!
What helps you get through your goals?
Welcome back! I missed you and glad you have returned. I’m so sorry to hear what you went through but I am glad that you are writing which, I bet, is therapeutic and that painting you created...Wow! This is beautiful and full of hope..I love the angel and the colours. You are so very talented and I hope to see more.
ReplyDeleteMissed you too. Deep in work all week, so sorry it took so long to get back to you. By the way, I've always meant to tell you those beautiful bookmarks you made for my writing friends were well received. Everybody absolutely loved them. Thank you so much! You are definitely talented.
DeleteNice to have you back. Sorry about all you've gone through. Reading and painting sound like a great way to deal with life. I read just about every Harlen Coben book I could get my hands on for a while there. Michael Connelly's Bosch series as well. Good escapism, all of them.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with writing and painting and everything else. Hugs and love to you.
It's great to see you, and please accept my condolences for your losses. Enjoy your writing! We readers would be nowhere without you writers.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Appreciate it. Have a great day!
DeleteI hope this response takes Debi ... I tried before days ago but it didn't - maybe because I wasn't on my lap top which I am now. I'm sorry you've been experiencing grief over your loss of loved ones. Let the grief take its own time. Writing provides a good focus, as does painting and as you imply, it helps to get it OUT and take form and shape ...
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