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Alan P. Woodruff
Initially, I was a Pantser, but when I became serious about my writing I determined that plotting my stories was a more efficient way to develop a story. However, even though I plot my first draft, I always find additional things that will add to my story. So, I am actually a hybrid writer.
My professional experiences inform the content of scenes, but does not generally 'inspire' my stories. The one exception in Kaleidoscope, my first novel, which was largely based on one of my cases where I represented the COE of a Hospital who was fired and charged with embezzlement.
While constructing my stories are still an important part of my writing, I’m now putting at least an equal amount of work into my writing: Developing characters my readers will come to know; Constructing scenes that will make readers 'experience; and Writing dialog that readers will 'hear' and feel that they are present. My efforts in this direction are probably most evident in The Spider's Web, the last book in the Lucius White series, and Who Killed Joe Lamb? the first book of the TJ Hawke series. If you've read either of these books, I'd love to hear your thoughts on my efforts.
Thank you for asking your question and for reading my novels.
My professional experiences inform the content of scenes, but does not generally 'inspire' my stories. The one exception in Kaleidoscope, my first novel, which was largely based on one of my cases where I represented the COE of a Hospital who was fired and charged with embezzlement.
While constructing my stories are still an important part of my writing, I’m now putting at least an equal amount of work into my writing: Developing characters my readers will come to know; Constructing scenes that will make readers 'experience; and Writing dialog that readers will 'hear' and feel that they are present. My efforts in this direction are probably most evident in The Spider's Web, the last book in the Lucius White series, and Who Killed Joe Lamb? the first book of the TJ Hawke series. If you've read either of these books, I'd love to hear your thoughts on my efforts.
Thank you for asking your question and for reading my novels.
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