Hey.
So here we go again. I'm going to have another go at writing a novel.
I've downloaded some novel writing software called Scrivener and I'm currently on day 2 of it's 30 day free trial.
My method this time around is I'm going to write down at least 4 ideas a day that contribute to an overall plot & story world that I'm slowly going to build. Today was my first attempt at this. I got 12 main ideas down & also took advantage of the character sketch sheets that are built into Scrivener to briefly sketch three characters that I'm starting with.
My hope is that at the end of the 30 day trial I'll have enough material down for me to decide that actually paying for Scrivener will be worth it.
What I'm generally trying to write at this point is a young adult novel inspired in part by one of my favourite books as a kid, Space Demons by Gillian Rubinstein. I have a couple of reasons for doing this. Firstly I think trying to write a YA book might be less pressure that trying to write anything more serious, or literary or even just 'adult.' Secondly Space Demons really did rock my world as a kid & it would be fun to try and capture some of that vibe in something I could create myself. Thirdly I had this idea a while ago for a story that is some sort of cross between The Walking Dead & James Herberts The Fog & doing it in a Rubinstein kind of format might be the quickest way for me to realise it, at least for now.
So there we go.
Not sure how often I'll try & blog about writing this go around. Time will tell.
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