Tuesday, October 23, 2012

October 23, 2012

I've taken the step of typing my book onto the computer. I don't have that many chapters yet, but as I started typing more ideas came to mind.

Since I started school in September I've been neglecting my writing. It's easier for me to make progress if I step away for awhile and come back. I have to admit, though, that I've just been lazy.

When I begin writing I write by hand first. I write pages and I constantly go back and make changes. Any idea that I come up with that I know I want to put in my book for sure I write down, but I just start writing with a general outline that I have in my head.

This book has undergone a lot of changes since I came up with an initial idea. Once I read over what I've written I'm often discouraged when the story isn't coming out right. I write many pages over and over again until I can get the correct flow.

Now that I've typed some pages up I feel more confident with how the book as evolved. I know I'm getting there.