Writing is a unique experience. No two writers write the
same way. There are those of us who are plotters, and those of us who are pantsers,
and various combinations in between. I’m
a plotter. I want to know what is going happen to my characters once I’ve
written the first three chapters and
synopsis. If I decide to drive to Little
Rock from Denver, I’d look at a map and
find what roads I needed to take. I just wouldn’t hop in my car and started
driving. My plot is my map.
The book I’m working on now has decided to take a life of
its own, which I’m not real happy about. I followed the plot, but one of the minor characters
did something I hadn’t planned. I kept writing, thinking I’d fix it in the next
draft. The black moment was supposed to happen for the hero and heroine in the hospital.
But it didn’t.
I thought I’d
gone way off the mark, but I kept writing. Write it, then you can fix it.
So as I rushed to the end of the book, that plot point my minor
character had changed came into the play and tied up a lot of strings in the
plot. I sent up a thanks to Heaven. I finished
this book as a pantser. I’m surprised I still have hair, but the book came
together. I didn’t like how it happened, but I liked how the book ended. I now have a clearer picture of how the other half lives. I
don’t want to do it again, but you have
my admiration.
This is a picture of my new cover, which is out in this June, 2015.
6 comments:
Hi Leann, Sounds like God was showing you that He was in control of your story and that you can't control it every time. I'm grateful that you were able to finish your book. :) Jenny
True, and I'm glad He was and is in control.
Me too! :)
Loved this story of how your book came together. Love to hear how God works. Panstering is fun. Do you normally plot when you write?
Loved that you were willing to let the story playout and see where it went. I can't wait to read it.
I love the cover of your new book.
Gosh, Leann, I thought I was the only one whose characters didn't behave LOL
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