A Writer’s Mind

Season 1, Episode 11: Karmic Update

After getting a small amount of writing done on the karmic book, I have a short update on some of the challenges this new world is bringing me and how starting over with Beatrix's character has allowed her to morph into someone I'm finding quite interesting and fun to work with. 
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Theme music by Monplaisir.

Season 1, Episode 12: Last of the Introductions

I finally catch up on what I wrote over the last while, which is fitting because these chapters wrap up the story elements and sides of the character Penelope that serve as introductions for the reader. I got stuck here, mainly because this is where I really need to start delving into the meat of the story. Reviewing and talking out this section helped me pin down a few ways to move forward, which I'll talk about next time. 
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Theme music by Monplaisir.

Season 1, Episode 13: Finding My Footing

It took a while, but I finally got a little more writing done (about a chapter and a half) on the not-karmic book. I'm getting to the point where I'm starting to solidify the tone and focus of this project, particularly on the level of description detail. I started of chapter seven not knowing what it would be about, but quickly found its purpose within the first few lines when I realized this was a chance to delve more deeply into Penelope's family and work in some hints. 
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Theme music by Monplaisir.

Season 1, Episode 14: Karmic Progress

Finally, some writing mojo seems to be happening for me! I wrote, rewrote, moved around, and touched up details in chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the karmic story. A lot of the rewriting and shifting had to do with trying to avoid infodumping and static scenes that weren't accomplishing multiple goals as I needed them to do. I'm sure they'll still need more work later, but I talk about how I attempted to make sure chapters were providing information, characterization, worldbuilding, and just being fun and interesting for readers. 

Season 1, Episode 15: Solidifying the Karmic World

I made more progress on the karmic story, both in getting some writing done and figuring out a little bit more about how this world works and how it has shaped Beatrix. As I figure out more about the worlds and how they interact, it's making it easier to really delve into the characters. That still means rewriting and going back to earlier chapters to fix things and add depth, but I feel like I'm really starting to get a better sense of the characters and story. 
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Theme music for the show comes from Monplaisir. 

Season 1, Episode 16: Idea Ping Pong

Sometimes ideas don't come in a predictable order. I went back and forth between the two projects, getting stuck on one then bouncing over to the other and back again. This episode is also a little chaotic and I detail when ideas came to me and how those spawned other thoughts and even in some cases helped me figured out some series plot points in the karmic project. It's a bit all over the place. 
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Theme music is by Monplaisir.