More 30 Days of Writing catch up!
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lathriel22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
I don't think I have any. I mean, any scene I know for certain I want to write I've probably told Sarah about, or written drafts of it. Boring answer? Sorry... I talk about my writing a lot, to anyone who will listen ;)
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
By "posting" can we mean "querying"? It depends on the work. In theory, I could begin and finish a 145k word novel in a year (As I did for The Hierophant). But it took me over 2 years to finish TPaL, which is only 86k. And as far as the Lotus Children novels are concerned, it took me over 11 years just to finish 1 book. I guess, I'm still young and still discovering how my author-self operates.
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
If the plot demands it, I obey. I am a writer that is more of a tool for the story to be told, and less of a master composing a tale.
The most interesting way I've killed someone... hmmm... most of my deaths are pretty straight forward. I guess in TPaL the patchwork girl kills a bear that was formerly human by separating his soul from his body. Kind of an interesting way to go...?
I don't think I have any. I mean, any scene I know for certain I want to write I've probably told Sarah about, or written drafts of it. Boring answer? Sorry... I talk about my writing a lot, to anyone who will listen ;)
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
By "posting" can we mean "querying"? It depends on the work. In theory, I could begin and finish a 145k word novel in a year (As I did for The Hierophant). But it took me over 2 years to finish TPaL, which is only 86k. And as far as the Lotus Children novels are concerned, it took me over 11 years just to finish 1 book. I guess, I'm still young and still discovering how my author-self operates.
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
If the plot demands it, I obey. I am a writer that is more of a tool for the story to be told, and less of a master composing a tale.
The most interesting way I've killed someone... hmmm... most of my deaths are pretty straight forward. I guess in TPaL the patchwork girl kills a bear that was formerly human by separating his soul from his body. Kind of an interesting way to go...?
