Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Feb 19 2016
Keeping it simple isn't easy and maybe it shouldn't be.
Some people claim that keeping things simple is the way to happiness. They have the same thing for dinner every Tuesday, keep the same three pairs of shoes in their closet and they vacation at the beach every year. I suppose this could take a lot of the bother out of making decisions, but an uncluttered life could also be rather dull. Writers are usually juggling household needs and family needs along with whole other character lives as they go about their day. While real friends and family clamor for a night of pizza and theatre, characters demand their share of attention.
Sticky notes, corkboards, flow charts and other tools can help. But it's not uncommon for a writer to be thinking about how to depict a fiery car crash while mixing a salad. Margin notes scribbled during a business or family meeting might include references to abduction, sabotage and murder. No meeting can remain boring while one is jotting down how to overthrow an island dynasty alongside last quarter's financial reports. (People who peek over a writer's shoulder deserve whatever shock and awe they receive, in my opinion.)
posted at: 14:47 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Some people claim that keeping things simple is the way to happiness. They have the same thing for dinner every Tuesday, keep the same three pairs of shoes in their closet and they vacation at the beach every year. I suppose this could take a lot of the bother out of making decisions, but an uncluttered life could also be rather dull. Writers are usually juggling household needs and family needs along with whole other character lives as they go about their day. While real friends and family clamor for a night of pizza and theatre, characters demand their share of attention.
Sticky notes, corkboards, flow charts and other tools can help. But it's not uncommon for a writer to be thinking about how to depict a fiery car crash while mixing a salad. Margin notes scribbled during a business or family meeting might include references to abduction, sabotage and murder. No meeting can remain boring while one is jotting down how to overthrow an island dynasty alongside last quarter's financial reports. (People who peek over a writer's shoulder deserve whatever shock and awe they receive, in my opinion.)
posted at: 14:47 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry