Waiting for editor comments on a couple of nonfiction work-for-hire projects. Still querying (and waiting on a couple fulls and partials) my YA contemporary realistic. I find myself not having a writing project this morning for the first time in months. Huh?
So I pulled out the beginning of a snowflake for the new wip I started last spring. I honestly don't remember getting so far on it! And you know what? It's not bad. I might even have something to work with.
But here's the thing: having worked on nonfic so much this summer, I've got a different perspective. I really liked having an outline. It gave me something to work with. I knew the general direction I was going. One of my crit partners swears by "pre-writing" -- something I've never really done before in my fiction. I've started a snowflake, but haven't really used it to the fullest potential.
I think I might give myself permission NOT to write on this glorious perfect-for-writing day. I might try thinking about the story. The characters. Their motivation. Their back story. I know I have some charts around here somewhere...
5 comments:
Switching from non-fiction to fiction would be a little jarring at first but not for long. I think you will enjoy the change, good luck:)
What great perspective the nonfiction projects gave you! Take advantage of the time! I used more of the snowflake this time around then I have before and I'm glad I did. Have fun!
Hey, I have a kind of unrelated question. What does your critique group submit to each other when you are pre-writing or working on other projects? Just curious how it works.
How nice to have time to let your mind wander for a bit. That will certainly help you!
Nonfiction, I outline.
Fiction, I do a loose outline. I need to have at least a general idea of where I'm going. I do the snowflake for the first few steps, mostly for character development.
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I've never written non-fiction but I always outline and plot for fiction.
It's pretty extensive, including a character sketch for each of the characters and a little outline for the secondary characters. I also do research and write a chapter by chapter outline, including scene by scene within each chapter. Works for me and I haven't written a story another way since I started plotting.
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