Paddy Eger's Blog - Posts Tagged "finished-book"
On Writing
Each day a writer sits down to think and write is a new chance to create something unexpected. True, when I am in the midst of a story, I often work on that story, but each day is still a fresh start. My basic ideas are swirling around in my head and I have on map or wbe of where I plan to go, but I blaze a new trail when the words begin to "show up".
When you think about the variety of genres, the hundreds of thousands of books produced each year, it's hard to imagine how each of us takes those 26 letters and spins so many different stories. For myself, I am amazed that one small story in my head grew into a ballet trilogy. The dozens of characters feel alive to me as they step forward, interact with other characters, and move my story forward.
Book three, Letters to Follow - A Dancer's Adventure, has gone to editing. That means the words and characters have left me behind. It's a happy and sad event rolled into one. And, as I mentioned in one of my writing blogs, the characters are now free to live their lives without my interference.
When you think about the variety of genres, the hundreds of thousands of books produced each year, it's hard to imagine how each of us takes those 26 letters and spins so many different stories. For myself, I am amazed that one small story in my head grew into a ballet trilogy. The dozens of characters feel alive to me as they step forward, interact with other characters, and move my story forward.
Book three, Letters to Follow - A Dancer's Adventure, has gone to editing. That means the words and characters have left me behind. It's a happy and sad event rolled into one. And, as I mentioned in one of my writing blogs, the characters are now free to live their lives without my interference.
