Today’s challenge is learning how to free write, which means
not at any point in this passage am I allowed to go back and change anything.
For those who are unaware of what a free write is, it is a prewriting activity
that is supposed to help writers get their ideas out without succumbing to the
hardships of editing and revising the same 200 words over and over again
without moving forward. If there is one thing I’m eager to avoid is being
trapped beneath the unfortunate pressure of writers block.
As of yesterday, I decided to change the concept of my
novel’s companion book (Boston’s book). I was originally going to start his
book six years before his first meeting of my leading lady, but now I think I’m
going to start it the month before their first meeting. Instead of starting in
the past and working forward, I’m going to start in the present and lace it
with memories of his past.
I think the reason why it was so challenging to
conceptualize his story was because I was trying to explain how this amazing guy
came to be, but in his past he was simply mediocre until he started discovering
who he was as a person. I wanted to capitalize on his spark of awesome and
enhance my audience’s affections for him as opposed to just trying to explain
how he came to be. So, show vs. tell the best way to say it.
Why did I finally decide to do my story like this?
Heartache. When I started writing my novel last year, I was inadvertently
creating my dream man. I want to write about something that makes me happy, and
writing about him reminds me that there are great guys out there and I just
need to know what I am looking for.
I figure the best way to discover what is truly in my heart
is to just write it out. Free writes
might be able to help me organize my thoughts, and on paper nonetheless. I
don’t know why I thought this would be easy. Matters of the heart are never
easy, but I have to say that I do enjoy writing them out more than I thought I
would.
There is something special about Boston; he is my only
character to be completely fictional. He is not inspired by or based on anyone.
He is totally and completely original, and by far my best creation. Is it weird
to say that I am quite possibly in love with my fictional leading man? I mean,
it’s not that crazy considering I designed him to fall for my own counterpart
in the novel.
I’m so excited that I get to write about him again, he got
such rave reviews from my readers, and I believe the term my pal Emma used was “endearing.” I want to write about Boston, because writing
about him makes me happy, and I really want to be happy again.
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