We’re getting close!
This is what 5 hand written notebooks look like printed out!
Red marks.
Added notes and scenes.
How do you spell that again?
Discreet or Discrete?
What’s that dude’s name again, and what the hell was he wearing?
When did the bowtie disapear?
What floor are we on!?
Oh and page flags for more notes!
Once upon a time in a notebook far far away …
Well not that far away!
After the synopsis, research, and sketched out drawings the full story fills five composition notebooks. (Got them cheap at an Office Max ‘Going out of Business’ sale!!! A writer’s dream!)
PS: Yes this was written out by hand … I do this the old fashioned way. Lots of swearing and crossings out. Oh and coffee, lots of coffee.
As I get closer to finishing the last edits and prepping the book for publishing, I thought it would be cool to look back at the various stages of writing ‘TSSA’.
The first draft: Where the idea began and how it slowly came together. It started off as 88 pages worth of simple concept, with notes, research, and even drawn out floor plans. No detail is too small at this stage.
This is a snapshot of my nest where I write daily.
I surround myself with inspirational images, along with items to help create descriptions that make the scene work.
My iPod, notebooks, dictionary, thesaurus and scattered Post-Its filled with thoughts, reminders, and added lines for a specific scene are all over the place.
Then there’s the pillows, blankets, water bottle, and life affirming coffee!
Once the story is written out, then the typing begins and the nest moves to the computer!
Logistics: the planning, implementation, and coordination of the details of a business or other operation – from dictionary.com
Or for a writer:
While writing, I have a tendency to write old school!
Yes, that means the first draft is hand written into notebooks, and then it’s typed up in Scrivener (the best program ever … no seriously it’s the only program I’ll use, but that’s a whole different post!)
So when I get down to an empty pen, it feels like progress!
