Tech Break

Throughout this blog I will take tech breaks every once in a while. What I wrote above really is what happened but what I didn't tell you is that the first chapter, at that time, was really about 10 chapters. I was so proud of myself that I had written 10 chapters. Having never written anything other than an editorial, term papers or technical articles, I had no preconceived concept of chapter lengths, points of view (POV) or any of the main technicalities of writing a novel...thank God! I only say that, not because it is a bad thing to know those things but at the time it may have stifled my creative flow if I had been trying to learn everything at once. Write the story first, the best way you can. Believe me when I say you will have time to edit and edit and edit. Also a professional editor is worth their weight in gold. They can help you learn that stuff and if you are serious about becoming a writer it's a solid investment.
Back to the story. What I was beginning to learn was that each of us must develop our own way of writing. There is no set way and no set format that one must follow to become a successful writer. It does, however, in my humble opinion start with a good story. My way of writing, as I have come to know it, is the sugar plum faieries and or dragons dancing in my head at night. It can be a little disruptive with normal sleep patterns but hey "no pain, no gain." Wrong. Writing is an exercise and like any exercise, the more you do it, the more you gain. I have also found that to be true of the creative channel. When the ideas first started coming to me, it was like I was peaking through a door and getting a glimpse of what was taking place on the other side. Pretty soon I was discovered peeking through the door and my dragon friends on the other side just kicked the door down and said, "Get to work, you have a story to tell." Be well and stay thirsty.