Wathanya Souvanna
The Presence of a Yes started off as a random thought in my head.
Franklin Veaux's writing style is starting off with a scene, then exploring the characters in that scene: Who are they? Why were they doing what they were doing? etc.
My "planning" style was heavily influenced by that since planning out plots isn't my forte. It's kind of ironic because I write crime/mystery/investigation with plots often too complex for the average person to keep track of without planning or notes.
To be fair, I do use notes. I would draw a relationship map, and use it for a few days or until my heart learns it. I would also draw my characters the way I envision them, then write their details down next to the portrait.
I often change characters' details slightly as the story moves on and I learn more about them (there's this thing called character growth), but I almost never touch the relationship map again.
Franklin Veaux's writing style is starting off with a scene, then exploring the characters in that scene: Who are they? Why were they doing what they were doing? etc.
My "planning" style was heavily influenced by that since planning out plots isn't my forte. It's kind of ironic because I write crime/mystery/investigation with plots often too complex for the average person to keep track of without planning or notes.
To be fair, I do use notes. I would draw a relationship map, and use it for a few days or until my heart learns it. I would also draw my characters the way I envision them, then write their details down next to the portrait.
I often change characters' details slightly as the story moves on and I learn more about them (there's this thing called character growth), but I almost never touch the relationship map again.
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