WIP Update & Generating Ideas
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Ok, the fact that I have not posted in a while has really been working my nerves. Why? I usually don’t like to check blogs that are not updated frequently. Well, hello, I’m not doing so great myself.
WIP UPDATES
I have reached the middle of my current work in progress. All books basically have a beginning, midde and end. James Scott Bell refers to these as ACT I, ACT II and ACT III in his book, PLOT & STRUCTURE. I will post a little bit more about this in a another post.
Over the past month or so, my wip has extended into a 3 book series, which seems to be very popular these days. I think either of the book ideas can stand alone, but there is a common thread among each of them. Plus I really like the characters. Two of the women who make their first appearance in my current wip, I really felt like they had their own story to tell.
A few posts back I was torn whether or not the book is a mystery or suspense. The more my writing style has developed, it definitely more of a suspense novel.
Speaking of suspense, I finished reading Violet Dawn and will be posting my review in a week or so. Brandilyn Collins kept me up almost all night again!!! Thank goodness for caffeine or I would not have gotten much accomplished at work. Talk about pulling the suspense cord…
GENERATING IDEAS
How do authors come up with ideas for their books? I will be posting a couple of author comments each week. You can stop over at Faithwebbin.net to read the full interviews.
Rachel Hauck about her book Georgia On My Mind.
“Grit and grind. I just thought, and thought, and thought. I really wanted to write chick lit and felt I had the voice for it, so imagined Macy, sort of a modern Mary Tyler Moore and put her in a world I knew, corporate software.” (read interview)
Brandt Dodson about his book Seventy Times Seven.
“As an elder, I am often privy to the personal short comings of others. Issues involving a family’s financial or marital differences can often come up. In one case, there were two families who were barely speaking, yet each claimed to have the love of God in their heart. In this case, each of the family’s had wronged the other and the statement of Jesus to forgive as often as we would like to be forgiven began to take root in me. Hence the idea (and I believe the ‘need’) for “Seventy Times Seven”.” (read interview)
Share how you came up with ideas for your book or WIP in the comments section.
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