Writing Journey

Week 3: In Which I Berate Myself For Slacking Off and Explain The Workings of The Portal Devices

Word count: ~8,500 of ??? Twenty-five hundred words later, I’m feeling like I am slacking a bit, but still moving forward, so it’s all good. I’m going to give away a little portal devices information this week. Since I haven’t done it yet, I want to be more informative with how the four devices that …

Week 3: In Which I Berate Myself For Slacking Off and Explain The Workings of The Portal Devices Read More »

Week 2: In Which I Come to a POV Realization and Play A Guessing Game With The Reader

Word count: ~6,000 of ??? Again, I wrote approximately three thousand words spread out over only three actual days of writing. I could have been more diligent but at least I’ve continued to go forward.  Believe me, there were times when writing At the Portal’s End that I took a week or more off.  I’m determined to …

Week 2: In Which I Come to a POV Realization and Play A Guessing Game With The Reader Read More »

Week 1: In Which I Explain My Plotting Process and Get Bent Out of Shape Over Lack of A Title

Word count: ~3,000 of ??? One week down. This was easy. I wrote a total of three thousand words (approximately), following my pre-plotted scene ideas almost exactly. But then again, this early, I thought I’d do just that.  I did go back into some of the paragraphs and change Trevor’s status in the story for …

Week 1: In Which I Explain My Plotting Process and Get Bent Out of Shape Over Lack of A Title Read More »

In Which I Pat Myself on the Back for Starting Book 4 then Feel like Poking My Eyes Out Because I Don’t Have The Plot Fully Realized

Happy New Year, and welcome to this glimpse into my writing journey. My New Year’s Resolution this year is to keep you all better informed about my progress, and hopefully share some interesting information along the way. So without further ado… Embarking on this Book 4 (as yet unnamed) of the Empty World Series, I …

In Which I Pat Myself on the Back for Starting Book 4 then Feel like Poking My Eyes Out Because I Don’t Have The Plot Fully Realized Read More »