http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/ about the craft and business of genre fiction Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:20:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/comment-page-1/#comment-112731 Marc Vun Kannon Wed, 06 May 2009 13:07:17 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/#comment-112731 When I started writing my first novel, which became Unbinding the Stone, I had one character, one sentence, and a 'theme' of sorts. I had never written anything before and had no idea how to write fiction, but I had read an awful lot of fantasy in my time. I focused on what I had, my character and what he was trying to do, and worked from there. I didn't have a plot, I had him and his actions and those of the people around him. The plot, and my character's understanding of what had been happening, took shape as I wrote, and the more I wrote the bigger the story became. I have never known, at the beginning of any of my stories, what was going on. I had to finish my last novel and wait two weeks before I suddenly had my flashbulb moment of what the story had been about all along. When I started writing my first novel, which became Unbinding the Stone, I had one character, one sentence, and a ‘theme’ of sorts. I had never written anything before and had no idea how to write fiction, but I had read an awful lot of fantasy in my time. I focused on what I had, my character and what he was trying to do, and worked from there. I didn’t have a plot, I had him and his actions and those of the people around him. The plot, and my character’s understanding of what had been happening, took shape as I wrote, and the more I wrote the bigger the story became.
I have never known, at the beginning of any of my stories, what was going on. I had to finish my last novel and wait two weeks before I suddenly had my flashbulb moment of what the story had been about all along.

]]> http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/comment-page-1/#comment-112634 Danielle Tue, 05 May 2009 22:48:09 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/#comment-112634 Just ditto what the others have said. I love hearing about how writers experiment and swap things around before their novel can finally emerge, and this one sounds really good! Just ditto what the others have said. I love hearing about how writers experiment and swap things around before their novel can finally emerge, and this one sounds really good!

]]> http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/comment-page-1/#comment-112594 Kathleen Bolton Tue, 05 May 2009 13:51:49 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/#comment-112594 Me too, Kristan. I've also had the problem of writing in too many viewpoints, but sometimes it's good to get inside your characters' head before you can show them to the world. Me too, Kristan. I’ve also had the problem of writing in too many viewpoints, but sometimes it’s good to get inside your characters’ head before you can show them to the world.

]]> http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/comment-page-1/#comment-112459 Kristan Mon, 04 May 2009 14:03:36 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2009/05/04/plot-mood-and-character/#comment-112459 Thanks for the anecdote about how this book came about! Very interesting. I love behind-the-scenes sort of things. ;) Thanks for the anecdote about how this book came about! Very interesting. I love behind-the-scenes sort of things. ;)

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