WRITING
PROCESS BLOG HOP!
I’m so pleased to be participating in my first blog
hop as my good friend, Vashti Q Vega, tagged me for the Writing Process Blog Hop.
Vashti is the successful author of a brilliant book, The Basement, and writes a popular blog, which I highly recommend
you check out.
Here are the Writing Process Blog Hop rules:
1.) Link back
to the person who invited you to this Blog Hop.
With pleasure – here’s the link to Vashti’s blog:
2.)Name four
writers who will continue this Blog Hop and notify them.
Here are my four nominations:
Squid McFinnigan is a brilliant short story writer with a unique voice who brings his characters
to life so vividly, they take up residence in your imagination.
Paula Pencarrow
is a storyteller and writer whose musings and reflections on her writing
journey, and on life, are expressed with clarity and precision. Her posts are a
great read.
A. Long, is
a talented poet and generous soul who has a great sense of humour, and a good
word for everyone. You can read his beautiful poems on his blog where he posts
short stories, poetry and writes on various topics.
Alys Daniels-Creasey, is a young poet on a writing marathon,who posts her poems on a daily
basis. Alys's poems address many topics, and she has a distinct voice. She is
definitely a poet to watch, and I love reading her poetry.
3.) Answer
the four questions below:
What are you working on?
I ’m working on a paranormal romance written during
last November’s NaNoWriMo, and just finished the first edit. At the moment
I’m letting it rest for a few weeks - with difficulty because my imagination
won’t let the story go!
It’s the first supernatural tale I’ve written, and I’m
thoroughly involved with my characters’ struggles – it’s my twist on the
eternal triangle. I have a title but waiting to be sure I won’t change my
mind.
How does your work differ from others in the genre?
Whew! That’s a tough question. Um... because I’m an
individual and my stories reflect my unique perspective. (Does that sound
convincing?)
Why do you write what you write?
Because I enjoy answering the question of what if, by
delving into other, different lives. I think emotions – expressed or repressed
– rule our behaviour and I want to explore how this impacts people’s lives. I
don’t write in any one genre. My last novel (promo alert) An Unstill Life falls under the commercial women’s fiction banner,
and is more character led than the current work, which contains more action.
How does your writing process work?
Basically like this:
INSPIRATION: an idea hits me, and I fall in love with
either the character or the premise.
INCUBATION: Once I have the heart of the story, I
incubate the concept for a while,
returning to the idea over time, thinking about what I
have so far, and pondering ideas.
I do this alongside whatever I’m
currently working on, letting my subconscious share some
of the work.
For example, my WIP is a trilogy and I’m incubating
ideas for the second book in the
series. The characters are established and I have the
basic plot, an notion for a subplot
and the conclusion, but the plot
outline isn’t clear in any detail yet. Similarly I know how
the third book
in the series opens, and how it needs to end but the rest is still hidden.
PLANNING: Writing is a journey of discovery and I’m
learning, that for me, the clearer
the outline, the freer I feel to expand
and enlarge on it when I start writing the story. And
I’m discovering that what
worked for my writing in the past, doesn’t work for me now,
and what works
for me now, may not always work in the future.
My writing process is not orderly; ideas come in
bursts and I grab and expand them. One aspect or another is always churning
around in my mind, and I jot down bits and pieces on scraps of paper or in
various notebooks, so I'm a bit disorganized. Sometimes I think writing is similar to
participating in an extreme sport – lots of hard work and discipline are
necessary, but the thrills and the results are worth the effort.
Writing
Update
While I rest the WIP, I have a ton of plans to execute
– first being to catch my breath, have a day off, and do nothing but read...the
rest can wait! On the list is: research on background details for the current novel, see if I can get
the WordPress site up, sort a few pieces to put on Wattpad - writer with GSOH
seeking friendly readers etc., etc. It’ll be interesting to see how much I
accomplish...
Today’s
Haiku
past melodies lead
down hazy tunnels of time
to places I’ve lost
Useful
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I’ve hit a glitch in the 100 Happy Days challenge, as
my laptop is moodily refusing to upload my pics, but please join me
on Twitter and check out the ones I've posted at: teagankearney@modhaiku
Thanks for visiting my blog, and please do leave a
comment.
To all story lovers out there, good reading, and to those
of you who write, good writing.
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