Embracing the chaos
UPDATE: I just got the final cover for The Trouble with Demons and will be posting it here tomorrow morning. It rocks!
Well, I'm in the middle of Chapter 2 of Bewitched & Betrayed, and Raine's uncovered a conspiracy and a setup -- naturally, she's smack dab in the middle of both of them. I know what's gonna happen with Chapter 3 -- I'm going to run into a wall. It's happened with every book so far, and I'd be stunned (but incredibly happy) if it didn't happen with this one. I don't know what it is about the massive speed bump between Chapters 2 and 3, but I get it every time.
Which brings me to the topic of today's blog -- Embracing the chaos. My normal preference is to work with a complete outline. Guess what? I don't have one for this book. So I'm writing without a net, swimming in the deep end, whatever metaphor you prefer for "I don't know what the hell's gonna happen next." That being said, I do have the beginning, the ending, and a couple of big events in between, but that's all.
And I'm doing what I can to make myself at peace with that. I mean, what else am I gonna do? After three books, I'm finally having to admit, accept, and now embrace that my writing brain is a chaotic place. Combine this with a love of complex plots . . . and well, the next 8 months are going to be interesting. ; )
Viva le joy of discovery!
Lisa
Well, I'm in the middle of Chapter 2 of Bewitched & Betrayed, and Raine's uncovered a conspiracy and a setup -- naturally, she's smack dab in the middle of both of them. I know what's gonna happen with Chapter 3 -- I'm going to run into a wall. It's happened with every book so far, and I'd be stunned (but incredibly happy) if it didn't happen with this one. I don't know what it is about the massive speed bump between Chapters 2 and 3, but I get it every time.
Which brings me to the topic of today's blog -- Embracing the chaos. My normal preference is to work with a complete outline. Guess what? I don't have one for this book. So I'm writing without a net, swimming in the deep end, whatever metaphor you prefer for "I don't know what the hell's gonna happen next." That being said, I do have the beginning, the ending, and a couple of big events in between, but that's all.
And I'm doing what I can to make myself at peace with that. I mean, what else am I gonna do? After three books, I'm finally having to admit, accept, and now embrace that my writing brain is a chaotic place. Combine this with a love of complex plots . . . and well, the next 8 months are going to be interesting. ; )
Viva le joy of discovery!
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:35 AM
4 Comments:
Question for you: You always say listen to your charatiers right? What about when you are starting a book and you don't know them? So then you don't know what they would or wouldn't do? How do you know your on the right track? Or do you?
Hi Kara, what a great question! Since there's not a simple answer, I'll use your question as my blog topic for tomorrow.
You're SO right, sometimes you just have to 'embrace the chaos'. It can be the only way to move forward, sometimes. :)
I can't wait to see the cover, btw. Yay!
Whoohoo! Now you're writing exactly how I do :) Heeehee. I prefer it to ins and outs - working out a plot nearly killed my muse. Chaos is good! I love chaos! (unless its the state of my parents house thanks to me moving back, in which case I don't like it. Cos I have to sort it out before october 8th. It's doable....)
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