Rob’s Comments (group member since Jun 05, 2012)

Rob’s comments from the Q&A with Rob Kaufman group.

"One Last Lie" spent two years in my head and took about 8 months to write. The phrase, "The girl was a square." was where it started. I couldn't get it out of my head. Then, after a few personal experiences, the pieces started to fit together. If I didn't have to work for a living, I probably could've finished in half the time. But you know how it is... the mortgage payment had to come first, otherwise I wouldn't have a place to write! :)

Yeah, that's cool, right? I appreciate you noticing! The same way your mind creates the details as you're reading is the same way my mind creates the details as I'm writing. It comes from experiencing all those things - however large or small those experiences might be. However, I think this is one of those descriptive paragraphs that took me a long time to write - especially because it's the final paragraph of a chapter and I always like to end those with foreshadowing.

Hey Guys! Thanks for entering this discussion.

As far as writing in third person goes, I've always found it much easier to write in third than in first person. When you think about it, first person means that the main character needs to be on every page. I'm not sure I'm talented enough (yet) to hold a reader's interest that way. I see my books in "scenes" like a movie and at this point in my writing career, the scenes are shot from different perspectives, not just one.

My revision process is my biggest downfall. I edit as I go. Line by line. Word by word. I know... I'm not supposed to do that. I'm supposed to write freely, let the creativity POUR out of me. That happens, but rarely. I want my thoughts to be described perfectly on paper and I want this perfection right away. Sure, I will come back the next day and revise what I don't like, but typically, before I shut the light and leave my writing, whatever is on the page is what shows as the final printed word. (I think Jonathan in "One Last Lie" writes the same way. It's our anal personality, I guess.)