Brainstorming

I was planning on finishing the first three plots of my six book series by the end of this month, but now I’m not so sure I’m going to make my goal. And it’s all Lisa’ fault.

Lisa and Mary reads my finished plots and make comments, usually about things I haven’t thought of, and which often inspires me to do more writing or rewriting.

I emailed Lisa an 18-page plot.

Lisa emailed back with only one question. I politely said I was not going to deal with that issue because it was only background information to prove a character’s nature.

“But . . .,” her next email said.

“No,” I said. “I don’t want to deal with it.”

When we met on Zoom, I’d had time to think and I said, “Okay, let’s talk.”

By the time we were finished brainstorming, I had a whole new subplot to add to the story. Now, I have to plot the idea and filter the new subplot throughout the six books, which will make the story far more interesting.

One cannot write along. Or maybe I should say, one should never write alone. Authors can become so focused on their story they can have tunnel vision and miss a great idea. Where as, a beta reader might say something that inspires the author into greatness.

Thank you, Mary and Lisa for your impute and for inspiring me to write a better story.