I've capped my pen and closed the book...the notebook that is.
Today was a breakthrough day, a revelation day, a day of shockers I didn't see coming...and a day of finalization.
It's taken 2 years, countless scraps of paper, receipt scribblings, index cards, pictures ripped from Nat Geo Magazine, and half-finished notebooks; but I finally finished the outline for my story.
Now some people might think that I could have written my book in 2 years time, but I don't want to just write a story. Just scribble down a book.
I've been aiming to create a world that's full and rich in sounds, culture, and history. I've encountered road block after road block as I try to figure out who my characters are and what their motives are for things they're doing.
There was a period of about 2 months where I thought for sure one person was headed down one road, and it just clicked today that he's not the man I thought he was. Duh! Silly writer.
And the story then spilled out from imagination to page seemingly without thought.
The ends are all tied up, the motives and personalities are understood.
There is nothing more freeing than knowing that I can now sit down and plug away at the actual text. My goal to have 100 pages by year end is within sight.
That is all.
I believe that you can do this. The outline is done, the skeleton of the story ready. Now you’ll had ligaments to hold the bones together, muscles and tendons to make it move, skin and hair to give the story texture we can relate to, you’ll write personality into it with its own quirks and mysteries, and finally, one day you will give a big sigh, of relief, frustration, or fatigue, and it will breathe life into it. I fully expect to immerse myself in your creation and enjoy the heck out of it. Write well my young friend and enjoy the journey.
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