I have to say, that since finishing The Phoenix: A Gathering, I've started working on another project. So far, it's called Untouchable, but sadly, I don't think the title will stay. Here's a little peak into my writing process:
Step 1 - Begin with a sentence or a vision. What usually happens for me is I will hear a little voice in my head (not the crazy kind) and I will have an opening line that appears typically out of nowhere and I'll write it down. The Phoenix began on my iPhone, believe it or not!
Step 2 - Reread sentence. I'll stew on this opening sentence or paragraph for a day or two and see what comes about.
Step 3 - Write, write, write.
With Untouchable (working title), I got my general thoughts down on the computer and then tried outlining as well as trying to come up with the conflicts and climaxes, etc. Oh my gosh! I am just not that kind of girl. Outlining at this point in my writing is just not happening. Perhaps it never will.
I did however, come up with some valid questions I felt I needed to answer before continuing. In case you were wondering, here they are:
- Why is the main character (MC) important?
- What is the disease? - which now has since been changed altogether
- Where does the story take place?
- Why are the men and women separated? - which spurred one of my major conflicts
- Why does the populous live like they do?
- Who is in control?
- What are the conflicts? - not all are known to me at this time
- What type of novel will this be?
I also get A LOT of inspiration from the music I can't live without while writing. So, I have to give a shout out to PANDORA, and the channel I'm tuned to almost all day...every day...GOTYE!
Here is my playlist for writing:
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