Development

I want you to think of your favorite character from a book, movie, or even a video game. What was it about that character that stood out to you? Was it their back ground story, or the way the handled the things life hurled at them?

Was it the way they related to others or was it the similarities or differences they shared with you? Either way the character was probably fully developed with an actual past and seemed like a real person. The character was so real you felt as if you could Google them or find and friend them on Facebook.

That is the kind of character I have to build for my story, and let me tell you it's not easy. I started out having this very clear cut idea of all the things I wanted my main character to be, but she has a completely different idea. She absolutely refuses to respond the way I want her too and is quite stubborn. I have parts of her back story coming along but some of it is still a blur; which is not good if I want this story to be a success. I know her younger brother more than I know her. He actually does what I write for him and doesn't fight back. I don't want any of my characters to be Mary-sues so to speak and I definitely don't want them to become walking clichés. So far character development seems to be the hardest part about writing this novel but its not the only one.

The plot is not as clear as I want it to be and many holes keep cropping up. Like why did the villain become the villain and how much of their back story should I reveal if I plan on doing a prequel as well?  I also want to fully understand what their plans are. I want it to be complex and as far away from anticlimactic as possible. Like the protagonist the antagonist needs a story that makes them come alive.

So far I have 11,500 words and  4.5 chapters completed which is isn't that much especially considering that I would like my book to be 400 pages. This equals about 100,000 words. My previous version of my story was up to 40,000 words before I started over from scratch. I know there is still a lot of writing to be done but I plan to have my final draft for my novel completed by the end of 2015. With winter break approaching I will have plenty of time to work on this when I'm not working. I would like to thank  you beforehand for your patience. I will finish this novel that I promise but I would like to have you along the way. Feel free to ask any questions below or email me if you would like.

Author In-Progress

I have been working on my novel for over a year now and am still at the very beginning of my journey. I have always loved writing, ever since I could read actually. There's something about writing on a page and watching those words come alive and become their own story that is like nothing I have ever experienced. I know I want to get published and I am willing to work hard enough to reach that dream.

 I would like to invite all of you along on this journey . Because everyone knows that behind every writer there is a support group that has held them up and pushed them when they could not stand anymore. This is a very short post but since it is my first one I think I can get away with it. I will try to post faithfully once a week. Feel free to leave comments. I won't bite.