by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I’ve finished the first chapter in the first draft of the first novel of a four book series. Because I understand how *I* develop a novel, I now am going to sketch out the scenes and “sequels” of the second chapter, then sit down and start writing it.
I still have a lot of reading to do. I really need to read even more about how to lay out scenes and how to write dialogue. I also, lulz, need to read more novels in my genre just to get a sense of how other people have done it (successfully.) Though, to be fair, I did soak up a lot of interesting influences from watching Mare of Easttown.
Having said that, I really REALLY need to read more fiction. It’s just I’m so obsessed with producing fiction, I find it difficult to consume it. But that’s a dumb excuse. I need to do better.
I am very pleased with what I’ve managed to come up with. Things, in a sense, are moving a lot faster, even though I keep saying that and a year later I’m still just working on the first chapter. But I did add to novels to the series and it’s just taken a lot longer than I expected to get to the point where I could start writing again.
