Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Writing my first big book...

The first sentence was the kicker for me.. How to start this process. How to put down what was in my mind and when I do/did, how would it look or sound?  

I  have had this book in my mind, to write, for over 20 years. I have done the research required and the plot, the twist and turns the characters (well almost all of the characters) have been in place(without a name until now). The breaking down of the chapters and the outline has all been in my mind until about 4 months ago. 

I loved writing as a young girl. Loved poems and short stories and even wrote a few short plays for us in the neighborhood to play out. How I would write and what each player/character would be was so much fun. My mind racing with every word until the finished product.... Now, I write or am (trying) to write my very first big, huge project. A suspense, murder, thriller. I am excited and terrified at the same time. How or why on earth did I even think of writing or taking on such a project; haven't written anything in many years. But, this project has been pushing itself into reality for a long time and now this story wants to be told. 

After sitting down trying to start that first word and rewrite after rewrite (that was the challenge for me); i decided to write what i felt and then when i go back and read it,  i will edit and yes, of course, punctuation and grammar.. :)  As, i write and get into the characters and name/describe them; i find my mind racing to get out another word, sentence or paragraph. How each one of these people seem to come to life with each word i write. This is a huge task for me and one that i have been wanting for a long time to do this, yet terrified of failure. And now that i have begun; i can hardly put it down. Although, right at the moment, i am in between this project and another writing project.  

I can only hope this book brings about a great story line that will take your mind on a journey and keep you interested until the last final word. 

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