Writing adventures and book reviews – Aventures d'écriture et commentaires littéraires
I am now a 35 to 44 years old aspiring author. I still write Middle-Grade and Young Adult novels, with even more passion and a bit more knowledge.
But sometimes, more often than I care to admit, sometimes, I feel… well… concerned about my group age, from a marketing point of view.
No.
Have a good day!
If only it was that simple, right?
Continuer la lecture de « Writing a novel: Am I too old to write a YA novel? »Some of the ideas I outlined, like the end, will remain similar for some character, but the climax and, most of all, the ending is heading in a whole, unexpected direction.
And that direction is: turns out I’m writing a stand alone!
Word count goal this week: 40 000 words.
Word count goal so far: 25 250 words
Nothing is left of that poor outline I work so hard on, except for Main Characters, SideKick, Love Interest, Ally, Antagonist.
What can I say, as I get to know more about the characters, as they develop, the story inevitably takes a new turn.
Many new turns in this case.
Some of the ideas I outlined, like the end, will remain similar for some character, but the climax and, most of all, the ending is heading in a whole, unexpected direction.
And that direction is:
Continuer la lecture de « Diary of a writing project. Day 41: The outline has gone bye-bye, Egon »In a scene, I got the love interest bump into the main character in a mall.
Literally.
Bump! Aouch! You!?
Word count goal for this week: 40 000 words
Word count so far: 23 175
In a scene, I got the love interest bump into the main character in a mall. Literally. Bump! Aouch! You!?
Agreed, the mall in question, a miserable looking old fashion place far from their hometown, is ( of course! ) the last place you could expect to see both of them.
I am embracing this cliché. It works.
But will the beta-readers, better yet the actual readers, will dig it?
Marie Alice Writes & Reads 