Aug 05
Where did THAT come from?
Posted: under the writing life.
Tags: characters, the writing life August 5th, 2012
If you’re a discovery writer, as I am, many things appear in the course of writing a book that you didn’t expect. I’ve talked about plot bombs before. But there are also character appearances…I’m writing a scene, and suddenly–as if thrust up through the stage–there’s a singing, dancing, clown-faced person right there, and he or she won’t go away. Belongs there for some reason. (Or sometimes doesn’t. )