Interruptions and Writing with a Plan…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...the writing life..., Musings
That I reached 50,000 words planted me square in the middle of my book, yes the dreaded middle.
Writing the middle of a novel presents as my greatest challenge. I do not want the story to sag or the
Tags: 50000, blueprint, challenge, fear, husband, joy, lose ground, middle, NaNoWriMo, novel, plan, plot, regroup, rhythm, sag, tired, words, writer, writing, written word
Uncertainty
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
Setting out to write a story or novel is one of the most difficult tasks a person can undertake. Several things make the work hard, one of which is uncertainty. We start out at the beginning of a story, thinking we know where we are going, holding some idea of where we’d like to travel.
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The Map is Not the Terrain-Jon Franklin and His Outline
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
With the last of t he edits underway on my new publication, The House, due for release in Fall 2009, I’ve found myself pondering my next story. A novel, the idea came to me sometime last week. I now realize it popped into my head after overhearing a conversation wherein a middle-aged woman in speaking [...]
Tags: craft, development, dilemma, fiction, Jon Franklin, novels, outline, plan, plot, revelations, revolution, short stories, situation, writing, Writing for Story
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