Downtime at work and I'm writing an author blog.

I'm working hard on planning for The Nothing Children, and working very, very hard at churning out this current story I'm working on for fandom. And with the last few months having been so unusual, I've noted a lot of changes in my writerly behavior.

I've started to do my best thinking/brainstorming in bed before I sleep. It sounds cliche but this was never the case before. Now my iPhone is my constant pre-sleep companion, and I tend to note out entire scenes using it. Is it because I calm down more before sleep and allow my mind to focus? Is it the mask of darkness (I tend to be very animated when I'm brainstorming, acting out scenes or gestures, etc)? Perhaps both are true to an extent, because more than ever I am around people all the time. Good for the soul (I'm in a very safe, loving place right now) (it's been a long time, really), bad for the writer, because my writing requires isolation (ask me why I don't date).

But it's comfortable. And I'm enjoying it that way.

Also I've been enjoying the process of chaptering (is that a term, idek) more than before. With Acclamation the serial aspect took over as well, yes, and the focus of each chapter became a THEME as time went on (in books 3 and 4 -- especially in 3, I think -- there is a sometimes clear and sometimes subtle theme for every chapter, riding an undercurrent sometimes). Now I'm trying to focus more on events, dialogue, actions, and in doing so I'm having fun building chapters around linchpin conversations or details. I can't quite explain it... it's fun.

Hope everyone is doing well! Keep fighting the good fight!