tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post2043206818803737918..comments2024-02-20T12:43:55.753-08:00Comments on R. L. LaFevers: On Writing A NovelRobin Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-57526966253655516942011-01-20T16:31:05.834-08:002011-01-20T16:31:05.834-08:00Mrs. LaFevers, I have a question.
When I start t...Mrs. LaFevers, I have a question.<br /><br /> When I start to write a novel and get to the middle of the beginning, I start to get really bored with it and want to get to one of the exciting scenes of the story that have already formed in my head. Have you experienced this before? If you have a suggestion on how to handle this problem, it would help me so much!<br /><br /> By the way, I can't wait for the Dark Teen Assasin and Theo Four to come out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-88198157845819307102011-01-20T15:47:28.647-08:002011-01-20T15:47:28.647-08:00Oh, I love when you do these posts. And I like &qu...Oh, I love when you do these posts. And I like "Fun and Games" as a section label much more than "That Miserable Middle." I think I'm stealing that for myself, with your permission. :)Becky Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406002037226319543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-44311193596646203292011-01-20T08:46:03.274-08:002011-01-20T08:46:03.274-08:00Deva, I'm trying to think how to fill it witho...Deva, I'm trying to think how to fill it without creating spoilers. That'll be the hard part. I might have to use an earlier book that's been out a while. Or make up something totally new just for example purposes.<br /><br />And YES. Jenny Crusie has a TON of amazing information. She's an incredible teacher. I was lucky enough to be a part of her online workshop for a number of years and cannot even tell you how very much I learned!<br /><br />Mae, I agree that incubating is a very valuable part of the process! And I love knowing what's on your desk! Very fun.Robin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-64986206076466160202011-01-20T06:59:19.508-08:002011-01-20T06:59:19.508-08:00Mine? Well, I get this idea. Like, I'm tired a...Mine? Well, I get this idea. Like, I'm tired and I want to do a story. I feel like doing acting. Logically, I die. I can't really die. And that's how the end of a book came about. Other times it's a character, a plot- most often an image. Sometimes sentences. <br /><br />I let it incubate a bit. Fully form. And then I write and it forms even more. Sometimes they surprise me- a free lunch has to become a major character!<br /><br />Sometimes drawing characters helps me form them. Right now, on my desk, writing-related objects are a sketchbook- on which there is currently a portrait of a minor character named Felonidae, or Cat- and colored pencils. I generally stick with keeping my ideas in documents. My desk is messy enough as is!Maenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-18541942657055887132011-01-20T06:18:11.849-08:002011-01-20T06:18:11.849-08:00I look forward to hearing more! I love hearing abo...I look forward to hearing more! I love hearing about people's creative processes! That template is intriguing, and I am interested to see how you fill it.<br /><br />I just started the actual writing of my new project at the beginning of the month, after wrestling to get enough of a grip on the story to start it. I ended up using a four-act structure as a template (from a post by Jennifer Crusie that Cheryl Klein mentioned:<br />http://www.arghink.com/2010/06/21/the-basics-of-fiction/ ) and it helped me so much in wrapping my head around the book and figuring out what the key elements were.Deva Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258363660299633982noreply@blogger.com