Author of dark fiction with character.
In the second Confabulation episode with horror author Lana Casiello, we talk some more about Hawaiian colonialism and the plantations in Hawaii. We also delve into Casiello’s stories and writing.
If you haven’t watched the first episode yet, you can catch up by watching it here.
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I think for me it’s just that I can be like, “Hey, I think I’ll do this thing,” and then just do it.
At the start of this year, I discovered Nancy Drew entered the public domain, had ideas for stories and put the stories I was writing on hold to work on a Nancy Drew story. And that’s fine! — and no one is telling me I can’t. And I’m having the time of my life with it.
What about you? What do you love most about being an indie author? Sound off in the comments.
Thinking this morning of the number of times in my life where I hit a brick wall in writing. Not being sure how a plot should progress or was confused as to a character and her motivations.
In those times, I tend to throw on headphones and walk out of the house. Go for a walk and listen to music until the answer comes to me. When I return home, I make notes on what I’ve discovered.
I can’t fathom forfeiting that process by asking generative AI for the answers. How boring.
This video is an overview of how I organize a novel.
I use three main methods:
Hopefully you can learn something, even just one thing, that you can take and use in your own writing. There’s no wrong way to do it, it’s what works for you.
Let me know in the comments if you use any of these techniques and what apps or tools you like to use for the organization of your writing. Do you think you might try one of these techniques or apps?