Layering Your Story Using Braiding
I've recently made it to the middle of a story I'm writing and it didn't take long for me to realize that I didn't know how to handle keeping the story going. So I looked to one of my favorite authors on writing for guidance.
Heather Sellers writer two of my favorite books on writing, "Page After Page" and "Chapter After Chapter." But what I am going to refer to today is from a chapter she wrote in Writer's Digest's, "Crafting Novels and Short Stories," where she says, "To get across the middle you must involve some element of discovery...something you have to figure out as you write. Otherwise you're writing will feel canned, pre-planned, flat. Like stale popcorn. This is where braiding comes in."
Saving Acorns: Preparing For What Comes
Hello, everyone! Time goes so fast doesn't it? I've been meaning to get a post out for weeks now but I just keep getting overwhelmed by schoolwork. That also means I haven't been writing though. (Aside from class papers, that is.) But even when I am not writing, I still have ideas and inspired moments about the project I have going. And I always have ideas about future projects that I know I won't be able to get to anytime soon.
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