This is quite different from writers who write a first chapter knowing they’ll trash it once they see how the story ends. Openings are a big deal for me, and until I come up with the right opening line, I can’t write the scene. I know what my protagonist is trying to do and why.Īt this stage, I want to create an opening scene and a beginning that will hook readers and make them care about reading my book. I know the pieces of my story (protagonist, antagonist, characters, problem, setting) and a basic feel for how the story is going to unfold. My goal is to show the thought process and general ways to approach this rather than specific structures or templates, as that will change depending on the writer-although I will mention some things to try.įor me, this step is about focusing all of the work I’ve done so far and pointing it in a direction. This step is going to vary widely, since every writer has their own process. Last week, we shifted to setting and world building, and today, we’ll focus on figuring out the plot. Next, we entered Stage Two: Development, which got us looking at ways to create characters, and then further develop those characters. We started with the Stage One: the Idea Stage, beginning with the Inspirational Spark, moving on to Brainstorming the Idea, Clarifying the Idea, and wrapping it up with Testing the idea. This series has been discussing the early stages of writing a novel. By Janice Hardy, of the Early Stages of a Novel Series
0 kommentar(er)
