You sit down to write… and nothing comes out.
The cursor blinks. Your coffee gets cold. The brilliant idea you had yesterday? Gone.
If you’ve ever stared at a blank page wondering if your creativity has left the building, you’re not alone.
I’ve 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 didn’t work because I was just starting out and didn’t know how to set a scene or write decent description and other technical stuff.
I write mysteries because it’s 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 I’m settling down to read for pure enjoyment, you can bet it’s a mystery or a thriller in my hands.
I recently released my first fantasy novel, 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘴, and I would love to share how this book came to be. It has been a long journey for this first novel in the Awakening series, but so many aspects of my culture, my personal life, and my journey as a writer have come into play so that 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘴 really feels like an appendage of myself.
