I've been thinking about my writing process lately, mostly in comparison to other writers. While in the process of writing a novel, things can seem so exhilarating maddening, depressing, fulfilling (often all within the same day), but most of all ... lonely.
Also, so often I feel like a nut case. Mostly because my characters have taken over my brain.
If you were to see me driving, you would most definitely see my lips moving as if I were having a conversation. Am I talking to my kids in the backseat? On my phone? No. More often than not, I'm talking to myself. About my story.
Yeah. I do that a lot.
Like I said. Nutcase.
So imagine how thrilled I was to discover... I'm not the only one.
I stumbled across Kristen Cashore's (author of GRACELING, FIRE, and BITTERBLUE) blog where
she posts about her writing process:
she posts about her writing process:
I felt like a such a kindred spirit! I am not the only one who gets driven to the CRAZY place while working on a manuscript! I find this refreshing, and overwhelmingly comforting. Writing is such a beautifully personal process--there is no wrong way to do it.
How liberating.
**sighs* contentedly**
What about you? What is your writing process? Do you have word count goals or set other personal deadlines? Do you have a special writing place?
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