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amberfocus) wrote2018-11-29 10:05 pm
amberfocus) wrote2018-11-29 10:05 pm
Entry tags:
Plotting
I didn't get anything done on the writing front today and only a little yesterday. Yesterday my hands were still too sore from my massive writing session to do much. Today I spent about an hour coming up with a pen name. Honestly, a lot of the ones I wanted to use were taken and it was a real pain in the butt to find something that I liked and that flows easily from a pen. I also found the hosting site and the template I am going to use when I set up my author's website. At least my starter site. If I am actually successful at this thing I will then probably get a website designer, but who knows how long success could take?
I watched some videos on transitioning from being a fanfiction writer to being a book writer. I did find some of the stuff was stuff I was doing, but a lot of it I had already phased out of my writing. The rest I am working on not doing! I've been watching videos on plotting and on marketing. I'm not sure about the latter at this point, but the former I've got a good handle on. I've also been watching ones on motivation with writing and on how to write more often. There is some really good info on Youtube.
What I did do was figure out some major plot points while not actually writing which I will leave notes for here.
1. The gold is called The Flow.
2. The Flow will be important to Aster and Reeve (reflection) and also to Devian and Cassia (dreams).
3. Cassia will develop the same skill as Morlin.
4. The Flow is linked to the Well. Callais is unaware of this, but is affected by it.
5. The High Prophet manipulated a situation between three people in relation to the destined child. She is also responsible for the tangling of prophecy regarding the destined child.
So lots of daydreaming and lots of plotting. On paper it looks like I did nothing, but I actually did a lot. There is a ton of thinking involved in the writing process and it is important to take the time to do it. The trick is not to use that as an excuse not to write!
I watched some videos on transitioning from being a fanfiction writer to being a book writer. I did find some of the stuff was stuff I was doing, but a lot of it I had already phased out of my writing. The rest I am working on not doing! I've been watching videos on plotting and on marketing. I'm not sure about the latter at this point, but the former I've got a good handle on. I've also been watching ones on motivation with writing and on how to write more often. There is some really good info on Youtube.
What I did do was figure out some major plot points while not actually writing which I will leave notes for here.
1. The gold is called The Flow.
2. The Flow will be important to Aster and Reeve (reflection) and also to Devian and Cassia (dreams).
3. Cassia will develop the same skill as Morlin.
4. The Flow is linked to the Well. Callais is unaware of this, but is affected by it.
5. The High Prophet manipulated a situation between three people in relation to the destined child. She is also responsible for the tangling of prophecy regarding the destined child.
So lots of daydreaming and lots of plotting. On paper it looks like I did nothing, but I actually did a lot. There is a ton of thinking involved in the writing process and it is important to take the time to do it. The trick is not to use that as an excuse not to write!