A couple of weeks ago I started writing my new novel. I'm really pleased with how it's going. I'm making good progress with it. This time around I seem to be sticking a lot more closely to my plan - which is unusual for me! Often I find that my imagination roams free and far from what I'd initially envisaged. This time however - so far at least - I'm managing to more or less follow the line of what I originally planned.
Of course even this time around I've deviated from the plan a little. But I think that's an author's prerogative. As the story develops in our minds, it's bound to chop and change somewhat and so it should. At the end of the day it can make for a more interesting story. I have to say that with this particular story I'm writing, I'm quite surprised that I'm writing it so quickly, because compared with my last story there was more planning to do.
My previous story was loosely based on one of Jesus's parables, so I kind of knew the general arc of the plot. This one, however, is all my own work and I've done at least as much planning as I did last time if not more. So it's quite heartening to me that I've managed to plan this new story so completely and to have an end in mind. I'm not always that good at ending a story though, so I will have to see how it goes.
What are your experiences with transferring ideas from plan to page?
That's great that you're steaming along with your new novel. I think you plan a lot more than I do before starting to write (which is probably why you're getting on so well with it!) I'm sure the ending will fall into place once you get there. x
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know, Elaine, that I've nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. :-) I'm really enjoying following your journey to publication and find it inspiring just how productive you are! x
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