“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” -Anne of Green Gables
I'm in the early stages of a new novel. The very early stages. That means that although I have four pages of notes (single-spaced, thank you very much), I haven't yet written a word that will be part of the manuscript itself.
The first few days of this were on the scary side. I had a setting idea, a few character ideas, and even a subplot or two, but, um, no main plot. But now that I think I know what big, bad thing is going to happen and part of why it's going to matter, I get to work on details of this (realistic) world. I get to plan, and I get to consider, and I get to try to do right what I've thought some writing (my own and others') has done wrong. I haven't yet gotten mired in or attached to ideas that will end up needing changing, and for now, it's all about possibilities.
Don't worry, I'll get past this. Next stop: Draftland. Stop after that: Revisionville.
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Nice article! But I think that I'm going to read more about it to come back and give my opinion anyway keep up the good work.
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