In each and every book that I have read about the craft of writing (and I've read a lot) they tell you to do certain things to build a novel. First of all, they tell you to build an outline of your plot and characters. I hate outlines. I have never used them (except in school, when I had to) and I'm pretty sure that I will never use them. Ever. I'm just not a detailed person in that sense. So, you may ask, how do I get through writing my novels? It's all in my head. I can't really explain it all that well, but usually it's just that I know where I want to start and I know where I want to end, and anything that happens in between is in the hands of my characters. I let them lead the story. I know my characters and their backgrounds, but I just open up my mind and let the story unfold. God guides my thoughts and my hands as they type. I guess it just comes easier to me than to some other people. I never understood why anyone would think that writing a novel is all that hard, because to me it isn't. I just sit down and let the story spill out. Is that bad? I don't think so. I just think that each and every writer has their own technique of developing a story. Mine is just different. And that, folks, is why some people would call me weird. Are you weird too? If so, I would love to talk to you. :)
SO...
Quote of the Week:
"I never set our to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird."
- Frank Zappa
Fun Fact of the Week:
The King of Hearts is the only card king without a mustache.
Story Starter of the Week:
Janie has been kidnapped by a serial killer. How does she get out of it? Or does she get out of it at all?
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