I’m currently in the early stages of actually writing my novel Hell has its Demons at the moment. Because of the complexity of writing within a historical background I have been taking a carefully planned approach to writing and employing the techniques of the snowflake method, where you build up the plot structure of the … Continue reading Adapted Snowflake Method: How I’m writing my novel at the moment
Could Snowflake Pro be a solution for those looking for a decent novel writing software? Possibly? It uses Randy Ingermanson’ssnowflake method and basically structures a GUI around it so you can do all the ten stages in one place. It looks handy, especially if you’re starting out on a new project. I don’t think I’ll … Continue reading Snowflake Software Now Available
I’m just thinking that I should probably give this project a new name! The name of the main character isn’t that inspiring after all as a book title. Perhaps I will give that some thought soon. I had a realisation last night on the train home that my plot had a major flaw. Basically the … Continue reading Snowflake so far on Roger Draper
So far so good, I think. I’ve got to stage 3 of the snowflake method without too much drama and found out a lot of solid information about the story and the characters. Stage 3 is to work through important information about each major character: motivation, conflict, resolution, and also a paragraph on the story … Continue reading Snowflake so far
With Roger Draper I have now got to the stage where I feel there needs to be some order brought to the chaos. I need to work out what I should be doing to plan this novel and in what order. Especially as I know that with previous projects I have come unstuck because I … Continue reading Snowflake Method
I thought it would be interesting to see what were the most popular post topics on my blog. After looking at Google Analytics I have been able to put together a top five: 1. Snowflake method – stumbling across the snowflake method! 2. Mind Mapping software to brainstorm plot issues 3. Medieval Men-at-Arms vs Archers … Continue reading Greatest Hits
I’ve fast forwarded through some elements of the snowflake method structure and am now planning each scene. This is very useful as I can now see the book taking shape as a reader might experience it. Writing a synopsis was useful, but I have the feeling that apart from giving me the overall shape of … Continue reading Scene Level Planning
After making rapid progress through the plot detail of Acts I and II of my narrative, I am finding things slowing down as I reach the synopsis for the Acts III and IV, where the narrative builds to its climax and the eventual denouement in Act V. Although it is frustrating to experience this slowing … Continue reading Acting Up
I have just done snowflake stage 3 for two characters who I thought would be quite minor, in that they are other users of Edmund’s magic, but not really directly involved. While working through their individual plotlines I realised that they could actually provide the clues that lead Roger to Edmund.
I think I’ve worked out who my baddie is now in the Roger Draper story. It’s an amoral monk who acts as a necromancer for hire to the highest bidder. It has taken a bit of time to arrive at who the main evil character/antagonist in my story should be – who is actually doing … Continue reading A Proper Baddie for Roger Draper