Let’s face it. Every one of us has had moments in our lives when we thought, ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐’๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐!
What New Year’s resolutions have you made? Do you have any New Year’s traditions? What would you do if your baby was born pregnant? Is such a thing even possible? Would you bundle your baby up and leave them out in the cold to take a nap?
How do you feel about the unusual holidays that are celebrated? Do you feel they should be special to everyone? How would you like to create your own? Have you ever investigated your ancestry? Would you like to meet any or all of your long-gone relatives? The leaves on the trees are starting to change color. Have you ever wondered what they are thinking about at this time of year?
You sit down to writeโฆ and nothing comes out.
The cursor blinks. Your coffee gets cold. The brilliant idea you had yesterday? Gone.
If youโve ever stared at a blank page wondering if your creativity has left the building, youโre not alone.
๐ธ๐๐ก, ๐๐๐๐ฆ, ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐ author Elizabeth Gilbert has decided not to publish her February 2024 novel. She says itโs because the book is set in the Soviet Union of the 1930s, and due to Russiaโs ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the subject and setting could prove upsetting to her present-day readers.
Writing is a journey of self-discovery and exploration, a quest to bring to life the stories that have been swirling around in my head for as long as I can remember.
Part fiction. Part real. Itโs somewhere in between.ย When someone tells me they write nonfiction, I sometimes reply, โItโs ๐๐๐ fiction.โ I get strange looks, especially from those who have their heads entrenched deeply in what they term as reality
Iโve used all three of these methods at some point. Initially, I was more of a pantser and went in with whatever was in my head, usually the beginning and end with a few moments in the middle. These books mostly didnโt work because I was just starting out and didnโt know how to set a scene or write decent description and other technical stuff.
When I was asked to write a guest post for Lisa’s Writopia, Lisa noted that my graphic novel is an expansion of a short film. She wanted to know: is there a feature film in the works? The question got me thinking about the unique journey my story has taken โ from the screen to the page โ and the future that may be in store for it.
I write mysteries because itโs the genre I most enjoy reading even though I have a fair share of biographies, historical fiction, and sports-related books in my personal library. But if Iโm settling down to read for pure enjoyment, you can bet itโs a mystery or a thriller in my hands.
