Hello, gentle readers!
As you may know from reading my blog, I have just
finished writing Wife For Hire and
while it’s still going through critique and beta read, I have started a new
story (it’s called Wife Wanted). To
my way of thinking, there’s nothing more exciting (even more exciting that
typing “The End”). This is where the fun begins, at least for me.
Now, I know there are authors out there who just
sit down and begin writing…the plot, the characters, all of it, just coming to
them as their fingers glide over the keyboard. Some need a little more, like the
black moment before they can begin.
That isn’t me. There’s much to be done before I can
begin working on the story.
It starts, of course, with an idea…the first blush
of “What if…”. From there, it’s the character description and names (I try
really hard to match the character name with how they are and what they look
like. And yes, I use actors and actresses for that. In Angel in the Moonlight,
my heroine looked like Catherine Zeta-Jones from The Mask of Zorro and my hero
reminded me of Sam Elliott and Tom Selleck—well, maybe it was just their
mustaches!).
Then it’s on to the plot points. I don’t write an
outline as I have a tendency to veer off course and let the story take me where
it wants to go.
And finally, the really fun stuff. Researching the
time period, creating the town or ranch or farm where the action takes place,
and the homes people lived in. Then—and I love this part—I get to look at the
fashions of that time. Some of the gowns the women wore were just beautiful and
I can imagine my heroine and her friends dressing like that.
After I do all that, I clean my computer room. I
know it sounds odd, but that’s what I do. Once this room is clean, I can begin
(it’s a routine and you all know how much I love routines…that isn’t to say I
don’t clean this room during the writing process…I do. I have to. I share this
room with my DH, who likes to leave little stickies all over).
So, with my computer room clean, my research all
done and pictures saved, I have begun working on Gabe and Andi’s story. So far,
it’s a hoot!
Until
next time, remember to spread kindness wherever you go.
Marie
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