DIY Book podcast<\/a>. That project is the size and scope of writing a novel, except instead of using my usual process to write content, I’m using the process to write out the process. Kinda odd.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nI’ve had the fourth episode of the podcast ready to record for a while, but being away in Canada for the last month I haven’t had a chance to do it. Last night was my first regularly-scheduled writing session since then, and I was feeling hesitant about it: “Who am I to be talking about this when I’m not doing it myself?”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Of course, I knew this was just mental babble, so I had a nap (always a great way to change your state of mind, rather than bloodymindedly ploughing on — as long as it’s a short, timed nap), and while I was lying there I thought, “Okay, just to prove to yourself that you can write something anytime you like, come up with an idea.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I let my mind go, and I found myself following this young girl around a little town. She had a nasty habit of tattling on everyone and was causing holy hell, wrecking lives hither and yon. The effect was pure evil, but she did it out of a righteous concern for them, or just unconsciously. But then something happened in her life and she needed a secret of her own kept…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
So there it was, beginning, middle, end, just as I was going to talk about in this podcast episode on plotting out the acts of your book. I got up, went into my little office-oubliette, and spent the next few hours recording it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Like I say, “If you’re stuck, it’s always because there’s a question you’ve forgotten to ask or answer.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Still, I feel the urge to start another book, but nothing is demanding my attention. I’ll know when it’s time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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