Lights, Camera, Chapter!
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As I work on rewrites for my upcoming novel, Becoming Mr. Austen, the first installment in my Mr. Austen series, about a divorced firefighter turned romance writer, inspired by Jane Austen, a writing method I find helpful is visualization.
If I can’t decide how I’d like a scene or a chapter to go, I visualize it in my mind, as if it were a play, TV show or movie. It really helps to see how the action plays out or how the characters are developing.
It’s almost like the amateur theatrics that were popular during Jane Austen’s time; and the way her chapters progress in her novels resonates with this.
Or in the famous words of Shakespeare, “All the world’s a stage.” So, perhaps, life itself is like a story, play or movie, where we each have our own story to tell. May we explore them all in our own lives.––L.P. Kirkbride, December, 2019
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Yes, this is a wonderful technique. I'm teaching a course called "From Spirit to Page" this year where you write with your muse. One of the techniques we use is visualization. It's an effective means to connecting with spirit and becoming inspired.
Sounds like a great course. Yes the muse is important. Or doing some kind of ritual or prayer before writing can also be very good. Good luck with the course.
