Ask the Author: Pauline Gruber
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Pauline Gruber
Two pieces of advice:
1) Keep a journal (digital or handwritten) for writing notes. Keep a separate one for each book you work on. There is so much information that will come to you at various times--about characters, your world, the plot, conflict. Don't let those details slip away. Log them.
2) Give yourself a set period of time to think through the details of your book (outlining, character development, creating your story bible, etc.). Once that period has expired, set a schedule for writing each week and log it on your calendar. Commit to it. No joke here. If you plan to write five days a week for 2 hours or 4 hours, or 8 hours, stick to it. If an emergency comes up and you can't make the time, fine. Pick another time that day or switch it to a day you previously had off. This is a job and you have to show up.
1) Keep a journal (digital or handwritten) for writing notes. Keep a separate one for each book you work on. There is so much information that will come to you at various times--about characters, your world, the plot, conflict. Don't let those details slip away. Log them.
2) Give yourself a set period of time to think through the details of your book (outlining, character development, creating your story bible, etc.). Once that period has expired, set a schedule for writing each week and log it on your calendar. Commit to it. No joke here. If you plan to write five days a week for 2 hours or 4 hours, or 8 hours, stick to it. If an emergency comes up and you can't make the time, fine. Pick another time that day or switch it to a day you previously had off. This is a job and you have to show up.
Pauline Gruber
Creating characters! It's fascinating to spend so much time creating a character's history, quirks, flaws, likes & dislikes, and triggers.
Pauline Gruber
1) Hogwarts
2) Bon Temps, LA
3) Narnia
2) Bon Temps, LA
3) Narnia
Pauline Gruber
Everything Everything, the Sookie Stackhouse series, Motherless Brooklyn, the Handmaid's Tale.
Pauline Gruber
I am about to publish book 3 in The Girl and The Raven series, The Girl and The Demon. It is currently available for preorder.
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