How Writing Relates to Gummy Bears
One thing I've discovered is that sometimes writing a book doesn't always go the way I had expected it to. Instead it's kinda like getting gummy bears, taking them apart, and reassembling them in a new way. It takes a lot of creativity, thinking outside of the norm, tools to work with, and a fair amount of time. The work is intricate and sometimes feels messy. (Well, not all those things apply to re-crafting gummy bears, but they do to re-crafting a story.)
Do you know what though? When I finally have the finished product in sight it's beautiful. All the years of work I've poured into crafting a story will be worthwhile because it will shimmer and be full of word pictures and moments that make me go yes!. (And, when it comes to gummy bears they'll be bright and colorful and fun to look at.)
This week I'm hoping to spend a lot of time reconstructing sentences and tearing apart my previously written work. I need to do tons of research on certain subjects and work at making my plot stronger and more consistent. I need to really think through the goals and purposes my book has and then figure out the best way to reach them. (Thankfully my sister did all the work with the gummy bears so I didn't have to put so much planning into them.)
It's exciting to think of the finished product, yet kinda scary to think of the process of getting there. Sometimes I feel like giving my book a nice little pat and setting it off to the side then playing Dutch Blitz all day long with my siblings. (Still trying to figure out a way that playing games can be considered research for writing...) It's times like this that I have to set realistic goals for my writing and then focusing on what the end goal is so I don't get caught up and freaked out by the millions of little details that will happen before that goal is realized. (With gummy bears, all you have to do is think of how delicious they'll be when you're done with them and that's motivation enough.)
What about you? Have you ever compared your writing to gummy bears? And, do you generally play with your candy, or just eat it?
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It's that time again where we get to choose where Annie goes for this week in our Friday Series, Around the World in Fifty-Two Weeks. And the destination is... Great Britain! Yay! This makes me happy. :) (I'm actually going to consider this to be England.)
Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post.
Do you know what though? When I finally have the finished product in sight it's beautiful. All the years of work I've poured into crafting a story will be worthwhile because it will shimmer and be full of word pictures and moments that make me go yes!. (And, when it comes to gummy bears they'll be bright and colorful and fun to look at.)
This week I'm hoping to spend a lot of time reconstructing sentences and tearing apart my previously written work. I need to do tons of research on certain subjects and work at making my plot stronger and more consistent. I need to really think through the goals and purposes my book has and then figure out the best way to reach them. (Thankfully my sister did all the work with the gummy bears so I didn't have to put so much planning into them.)
It's exciting to think of the finished product, yet kinda scary to think of the process of getting there. Sometimes I feel like giving my book a nice little pat and setting it off to the side then playing Dutch Blitz all day long with my siblings. (Still trying to figure out a way that playing games can be considered research for writing...) It's times like this that I have to set realistic goals for my writing and then focusing on what the end goal is so I don't get caught up and freaked out by the millions of little details that will happen before that goal is realized. (With gummy bears, all you have to do is think of how delicious they'll be when you're done with them and that's motivation enough.)
What about you? Have you ever compared your writing to gummy bears? And, do you generally play with your candy, or just eat it?
* * *
It's that time again where we get to choose where Annie goes for this week in our Friday Series, Around the World in Fifty-Two Weeks. And the destination is... Great Britain! Yay! This makes me happy. :) (I'm actually going to consider this to be England.)
Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post.
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