Week four of the class has me focusing on Setting and Theme. I will start with theme because I believe I am the second kind of author. The first kind being those that start a book with a theme or message in mind that they want to convey. The second kind, including myself, write a […]
Monthly Archives: January 2011
January 22
Saturday, January 22, 2011
This week is focused on fleshing out Antagonists, and adding plot layers or subplots to all secondary characters. Everyone has read the book where the Antagonist is a two dimensional “very bad man.” While this keeps things simple, it does not always make for good reading. The challenge is in creating a bad guy that […]
January 15
Saturday, January 15, 2011
So the critique went much much better then I thought. After I got over my full body flush and heart palpitations; it turns out my class mates liked my writing. There was of course the minor detail of not having a description for my main protagonist. But who needs them? Right? This week I will […]
January 8
Saturday, January 8, 2011
This week I am doing my first read through of my rough draft. As I go through I am supposed to make comments to myself about what I like and what I don’t like. The point is to get a full read through of the manuscript as it stands in its raw form. This helps […]
January 1
Saturday, January 1, 2011
The class has started and I am suddenly very anxious. What if my writing is absolute crap? What if I have no talent at writing? What if I will be forced to do something for a living that does not fulfill me at all? The anxiety builds and I find anything and everything else to […]