Writing Fiction

» Jennifer Jensen - What are you working on?

I can't believe you've done NaNoWriMo twice! I've considered it, but I can never get enough plot and characterization done to begin properly without starting to write along the way. And then I get stuck and have to research or ponder a lot before getting going again.

My non-fiction, as long as it isn't 3,000 word articles, is MUCH easier than fiction. (The long articles get intimidating in the organizational department.) For fiction, if I have a scene playing in my head, I can keep going once I get the first sentence typed. If I don't have a scene playing, I can stare at the computer for a week and wonder where to start. But once I do, the scene will flow, whether or not I keep it. Actually, for me, getting it out of my head and onto the paper is the hardest part--revising, even if I need huge changes, is a lot less intimidating! And less emotionally draining.