.:Dreams and Swords:.

Building A Story

I'm writing a novel.
         Several actually.
                   Thirty-seven if you want an exact number.

Mostly I've been working on a series of books for the past few years about...well I'm keeping that to myself for the moment. But here's the funny part, for the life of me I can't put the words down on paper. I try, really. The ideas and characters are floating in my mind as I writer, wondering when they'll get through day in the sunshine. I want to give it to them. They're good people, creature...things.

Anyway.

So I've tapped into my great sense of procrastination and have come up a plan to help me get the words out. Some people find that making a situation easier helps them figure it out. I'm the opposite. I need to make things more complex to get the true feel for the issue. So, I've create storyboards on my computer.

The storyboard idea I got from a couple of wonderful sources: a fabulous writer named Jennifer Crusie who makes them by hand, and another great writer and group friend, Reyah . Mine aren't as nearly as nice, but they're helping me envision my characters a bit more. Its nice to have something almost tangible at hand so I can say to myself in desperate moments - oh yeah! that's what he looks like.

Through the process I've also found out what I don't want in my characters as well as trivia about famous ones I didn't know before. The process has been interesting, and I'm only about a fourth of the way through all the people, but the experience has been a learning one.

Next - the playlists/soundtracks!

I'm such a dork.